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The battery tools are rapidly catching up; five years ago none of the tree maintenance crews I saw had anything but the gas; now they all have a Milwaukee or similar battery chainsaw in the truck. It's much quicker, lighter, and easier for all sorts of things that don't need the biggest gas saws.

And the price difference is dropping (the Milwaukee is about $500 including battery and charger, without sales) which is "close enough" to a quality saw, once you take into account the consumables.

That's the whole "golden age" - we are at or passing the point where the cordless tool is just better even accounting for all the various options.