The Best Electric Lawn Mower 2022


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Best Electric Mower

In dense suburban environments space is often at a premium, and as such many homes have relatively small gardens that require far less of an investment, both financially and in time, than larger gardens. Never the less if you own a small garden then you’ll probably still want to get the best from it, and that includes having the proper tools to enable you to care for it properly. Enter, the electric lawnmower.

Below you’ll see our handy comparison table that offers direct comparisons between various key features on many of the best models available in 2022. The table contains 7 columns with the following information:

  • The mower model name and picture
  • The power of the engine in Watts
  • The cutting width in centimetres
  • The grass collection box capacity in litres
  • Other unique or notable features
  • Price guide – Based on the approximate current selling price from Amazon. The prices change frequently depending on availability and special offers. Generally speaking £ = Under £200, ££ = £200 – £250, £££ = £250 – £400, ££££ = £400+
  • Rating – The average user rating from Amazon UK reviews. This gives a good indication of how satisfied people are with their purchase.

Below the mower comparison guide you’ll see some information on what to look for in an electric lawn mower, as well as excerpts from more detailed reviews. Please have a read through the full review if you see something of interest.

Manufacturer and ModelPower (Watts)Cutting Width (cm)Grass Box Capacity (litres)Other featuresPriceRating


Einhell GE-EM 1233 Electric Lawn Mower
12503330Mulching ability, 6 position cutting height£4.0



Flymo SimpliGlide Electric Mower
115033N/A12 metre cable£4.5




Bosch AdvancedRotak 650
17004050'Grass combs' edging feature££4.5




BLACK + DECKER BEMW471BH Electric Lawn Mower
16003845Edging feature, easy cutting height adjustment, grass compacting feature, cable management system££3.4



Flymo EasiGlide Plus Electric Lawn Mower
18003630Hover mower with integrated wheels for ease of non operational transport£3.5



Flymo Chevron 32 Electric Lawn Mower
9003229Ergonomic handlebar£4.5


Black + Decker BEMW451BHGB Electric Lawn Mower
12003235Edging feature£4.5


Bosch Rotak 32R Electric Lawn Mower
12003231'Grass Combs'£4.0



Flymo Easi Glide Electric Lawn Mower
14003320-£4.0

Bosch Rotak 36 Ergoflex Electric Lawn Mower

13503640-£4.0


Flymo Speedi-Mo Electric Lawn Mower
16003740-£3.0

Black & Decker 1400W Edge-Max Lawn Mower
14003440£4.0

Wolf Garten BP 40 Electric Lawn Mower
160040££4.0

VonHaus 15/090 Electric Lawn Mower
12003230£3.5

Mountfield Princess 38 Electric Rear Roller Lawnmower
16003840££4.5

Spear & Jackson 1200W 34cm Electric Rotary Lawnmower
12003440£4.0

What to Look For in an Electric Lawn Mower

Let’s be honest there are some things in life that we buy because we feel we should, not necessarily because we need them. Hi-tech, high-powered devices are often seen as must haves, over just as serviceable but more humble equivalents. Lawn mowers are no different, with many people rushing out to buy a petrol mower when an electric one will do just fine. Besides this, electric mowers actually have many distinct advantages over petrol mowers, but if you’re unsure about the advantages and disadvantages of electric mowers compared to petrol mowers then do take a minute to read the advice at the bottom of our homepage on whether to choose Electric or Petrol to get further information.

Electric lawn mowers have existed for many years as the middle ground between the more powerful petrol powered mower, and the laborious manual lawn mower. They are favoured by many consumers for their cost effectiveness, a simplistic design that doesn’t demand a great deal of maintenance, and their compact and light weight nature, making them ideal for use by the young and old alike, and those with only limited storage space.

Due to their limited size and power limitations, it’s quite normal to require other tools in combination with an electric lawn mower, such as grass trimmers and edging tools, to help with particularly tough and hard to reach areas that are beyond the reach of the lawn mower blade. However petrol lawn mowers also suffer from the same limitations in many cases.

The best electric lawn mowers will address all the limiting factors in terms of size, weight, power, and overall performance to provide a well rounded solution that suits your needs perfectly. Of course, what suits you and what suits the next person’s needs will differ on any number of factors, but making the choice to go with an electric mower is of course the first step.

So if you know that you’re firmly in the electric camp then let’s continue on and see what features to look out for when buying the best electric lawn mower to suit your needs.

Must Have Features.

First things first lets look at the features that an electric mower, whether corded or battery-powered, should definitely have:

  • A decent cutting width – Petrol mowers tend to be for larger lawns, so their cutting width can be anything from 40cm to 50cm, with electric models you’ll see that somewhere in the region of 37cm to 42cm is standard, which is more than adequate for cutting a small lawn in a reasonable amount of time. Any less than this however and it starts to make the task a bit too laborious.
  • Sufficiently powerful motor – Electric mowers may be for smaller lawns but that doesn’t mean that smaller lawns aren’t without tough areas or wet grass, both of which can be quite demanding on the motor. To be sure that your mower can cope with all reasonable challenges, opt for one with at least 1300 Watts of output power.
  • A decent sized grass collection box/bag – Given that electric mowers are typically designed for use in gardens of less than 400 square metres then it’s unlikely that you’ll need to empty the grass collection box more than once in a session, therefore a box of somewhere in the region of 30 litres capacity is going to be more than sufficient.
  • Steel cutting blade – plastic blades may be cheaper but they have a much shorter working life, a steel blade can be sharpened again and again to maintain optimum cutting performance.

Useful, But Not Completely Essential Features

Worth careful consideration, but not going to be the difference between being able to cut the lawn or not:

  • Cutting height adjustment – Again not as necessary for smaller lawns, but you’ll need this feature if you aim to do more than just keep your lawn cut short on a regular basis. If you’ve got uneven or overgrown areas then you’ll need to be able to set the cutting height up high, and if you want to crop the lawn shorter then you’ll need to be able to set it lower. Most wheeled rotary mowers come with a simple means of adjustment to do this, but you might find it more of a task with a cylinder or hover mower.
  • Battery power – There is no denying the improved freedom that not having a cord trailing behind you will provide, but this comes at a price, normally 4 times the price to be exact. Also bear in mind that you’ll have the increased weight of a battery on board to contend with, this takes away the normally great benefit of electric mowers being at least half the weight of their petrol counterparts. For more detailed information check out our guide to the best cordless lawn mowers.
  • Ergonomic controls – It’s definitely a massive help to maintain comfort and ease of operation for all sorts of reasons, but if your lawn is really quite small indeed then this is probably an area that you can afford to skimp on.
  • Warranty & Support – No one ever plans for the worst to happen, but it can be reassuring to know that help is at hand if it does. If your lawn mower breaks then you’ll need to get it sorted or else your lawn will grow out of control! Check carefully what each manufacturer can offer, most will offer some level of support, but others are better at it than others, with full on-line support showing service centre locations, and detailed trouble shooting information, whereas others only have an email or phone number which might not always deliver the most timely response.

 Absolute ‘Nice To Have’ Features:

  • Special cable management mechanisms – Some electric mowers feature clever ways of keeping the cable out of the way to avoid you accidentally running over it. A great idea but by no means essential, or a substitute for being aware of where the cable is.
  • Edging features – Some electric mowers feature fittings designed to be able to take the mower right up to the lawn border, thereby eliminating the need for additional shearing or strimming. Again a great feature but not essential.

Electric Lawn Mower Reviews

So, armed with your overview of knowledge on electric lawn mowers the next step is to look in a bit more detail at some of the best examples on the market today where you can take a view on which is the best electric mower for you.

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Bosch Advanced Rotak 650 Lawn Mower

A highly rated and proven machine from one of the most trusted names in consumer products and electricals, this Bosch electric lawn mower features just the right combination of innovative features and cost effective, sensible design suitable for use by the fair weather gardener.

This mower features an innovative ‘ergoflex’ handle design that makes it comfortable for use by just about every size and shape of person. If you prefer to grip a handle with both hands facing up, or you are more inclined towards an upright ‘joystick’ type grip, then this mower is able to accommodate both thanks not only to both types of handle being present, but with ‘dead mans’ levers in all positions. Given  this is the main point of interface between you and the mower it makes good sense that a great deal of time and effort has gone into designing it, and the good news is that it works really well, which should (fingers crossed) take some of the pain out of the task of mowing the lawn, which can only be a good thing I’m sure you’ll agree…

Read The Full Bosch Advanced Rotak 650 Review Here

 

Black & Decker BEMW471BH Lawn Mower

If you’re after a modern electric lawn mower that’s packed full of innovative features to make your life easier then look no further than this great product from Black and Decker.

With so many great features it’s difficult to know where to start with this but we’ll give it a go! Perhaps one of the most clever and useful features of this design is the grass collection box. Working on the age-old problem of trying to reduce the amount of times the grass box must be emptied during a mowing session, the solution here is in the form of a compressive mechanism that you operate with a foot pedal as and when you feel the box is getting too full, this compacts the grass and frees up space in the front of the box. When the box really is completely full and cannot be compacted any further you’ll see this is the case through the window located at the front…

Read the full Black & Decker BEMW471BH lawn mower review

Flymo SimpliGlide Hover Lawn Mower

If you’ve read our introductory page you’ll see that we’ve dismissed most hover type mowers as ineffective due to their integral grass box making the payload of the mower variable, which therefore reduces the ‘hover height’ of the mower and could leave it scraping along the ground rather than gliding effortlessly. This isn’t the case with hover mowers that don’t have an integral grass box (as is the case with this one), as no grass is collected the payload does not change.

Now that’s cleared up we need to determine whether a hover mower, regardless of whether it’s effective or not, is for you. Typically this type of hover mower is used on slopes and banks as it can be ‘swung’ by the operator in any direction, making it ideal when dealing with areas that are hard to walk on and would be even harder to walk on with a conventional mower. So if you have a particularly hilly or uneven garden this type of mower may have some merits, however if you plan to use it to mow decent, flat areas of lawn, it’s not going to be suitable given the mess of cut grass that it will spew out as it goes. So if you’re lucky enough to have large garden, and you can spare the expense, it would very useful to use this mower in conjunction with a conventional wheeled mower so that you’ve got all the tools you need to tackle every area…

Read the full Flymo SimpliGlide Hover lawn mower review

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