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by bryanlarsen 164 days ago
If you're in North America, you can only get 1800 watts from a cord. It's not enough to blow anything but light snow.

OTOH, an 80V battery can easily draw 1000 watts+. A good snow blower has 4 of those. That's more than enough, comparable to a gas engine but with way more torque.