If you need more than a 16” bar, then, yeah, you’ll end up with a gas chainsaw, but the weight of battery + electric motor is less than ICE + gasoline at this size.
Also, electric is much, quieter, less smelly, less maintenance, avoids trips to the gas station, etc.
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If you need more than a 16” bar, then, yeah, you’ll end up with a gas chainsaw, but the weight of battery + electric motor is less than ICE + gasoline at this size.
Also, electric is much, quieter, less smelly, less maintenance, avoids trips to the gas station, etc.