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The most widely recommended cordless two-stage: quiet, easy to steer and strong enough that Bob Vila cleared over 2 ft of snow with it. It can stall when overloaded with heavy snow, the chute and auger controls are awkward, and batteries need a long cool-down and recharge.
In the box: 2 x EGO 56V 7.5Ah batteries and dual-port charger (Popular Mechanics; Bob Vila; Amazon listing title)
Top complaints
- Awkward chute and controls
Popular Mechanics says the separate deflector control makes on-the-fly adjustments awkward; Wirecutter calls its two-part chute control tedious and clunky. Bob Vila found the throttle and auger controls reversed from normal.
- Can stall in heavy snow
It stalled once when pushed too quickly into very heavy snow (Bob Vila).
Source: Bob Vila (best snow blowers) - Long recharge, heavy for electric
Batteries get hot and need to cool down, then several hours to charge. It is heavier than most electric models and needs more assembly (Bob Vila).
What owners love
- Strong for a battery model
Cleared snow over 2 ft deep and chewed through plow mounds, with a turbo setting throwing snow up to 50 ft (Bob Vila). It threw wet sawdust 31 ft in Popular Mechanics' test.
- Long runtime
Just over an hour at full power on one charge (Bob Vila electric); up to 135 minutes in Bob Vila's main test. Clearing Popular Mechanics' heavy test area used 25-30% of the battery.
- Quiet and easy to maneuver
Quieter and lighter than gas machines, with a differential axle that makes it easy to steer, plus a 200-degree chute and LEDs (Popular Mechanics, Bob Vila).
- You need to clear again soon after the batteries run out
- You regularly get very heavy, wet snow
- You want simple one-lever chute control
- Two-stage clearing without fuel or engine upkeep
- Quiet early-morning clearing
- Owners of EGO 56V batteries
Scores (tap for why)
What experts say
- Popular Mechanics: Best overall electric: quiet, easy to maneuver and threw heavy wet sawdust well; the separate deflector control is the drawback.
- Bob Vila (best snow blowers): Best two-stage electric: powerful yet quiet, but stalls if overloaded quickly and is heavier than many electric models.
- Wirecutter (NYT): Former pick, now in the competition: a good price break, but the two-part chute control feels clunky.