One issue I can offer is having several acres and a driveway that is too long to shovel by hand. A battery powered snow blower can’t do the job necessitating the tractor... so that time sink in the summer comes back as a savings in the winter.

For all of the tools that used to be two-stroke (like blowers and trimmers), battery is a no brainer. Lighter, quieter, less stinky... And mine use the same batteries as the cordless tools in my workshop, so there’s always at least one charged battery in the house.

Ryobi has kept the same power INPUT (battery sizes have physically changed) for their power tools for a loooong time now. All of the 18v equipment (including my yard equipment) hasn’t changed in decades, they just changed to Lithium.

It takes 3 hours to mow my place with a 42" rider mower.  When they come up with a battery powered mower that can do that, I’m in.

“Our early bike infrastructure was set up more for recreational use than for getting to the office.”