Thinking about electric stuff. I went to Home Depot with my Dad last weekend. He was looking at chain saws, I was looking at lawn trimmers. I was surprised that Home Depot had more electric mowers on display than gas. Same with trimmers/edgers. More battery driven tools than gas. I haven't shopped for lawn equipment in a 3 or 4 years. I was a bit surprised at the change. This Home Depot was in Brenham, TX which is a medium sized town with a lot of rural area around it.
I ended up getting a DeWalt trimmer (battery powered). If that works out, I need a drill/screw driver in future. Odd thing is you can buy the trimmer without the battery and charger for $30 to $50 less, but the batteries were $150 sold separately.