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Battery powered no. Electric, sort of. My dad bought an electric in the 2000s and it was crap. Trailing a lead around creates its own issues. But battery power is not what it was back then. Brushless motors and stuff from my experience with the power tools i have is worlds ahead of what it was. I took the advice from my grandpa on mowers when i bought mine in 2010. I dont remember what chassis his was, it wasnt a victa but it was powered by a Briggs and stratton. The advice from my father in law was a bit sketchy. He had 2 victa v60s and neither would start first attempt. He'd waste an hour on 1, flood that, waste an hour on the other, flood that then the first would start. So i went 4 stroke on my grandpas advice and the 158cc briggs powered victa vantage i still have starts first pull. 3 pumps of the primer bulb and give it a minute to get into its happy place and shes apples. So the argument they dont make em like they used to is kind of false.