66% of cordless mowers overstate runtime by an avg of 34% (Audit of 178 models)

1 pointsposted 10 hours ago
by modus73

4 Comments

tencentshill

10 hours ago

I just assume that about any battery powered product. Any claims are achieved in unrealistic perfect conditions, so you know the real number will be 30-40% lower. Even Apple does it.

modus73

10 hours ago

There's simply no standard for testing. They can basically apply whatever "load" they want to calculate the runtime.

Finnucane

10 hours ago

Manufacturers test their products under conditions that overstate real-world performance? Shit, my faith in capitalism is shattered!

I also overstate runtime when I am using my reel mower.