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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Most batteries have 5 year warranties.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I can run a decent small engine for a decade and when it finally breaks I can rebuild it for $50 and get another decade out of it.

I have battery powered stuff for my home but for commercial use, literally thousands of work-hours, the battery tech isn't there yet.