At only $300, this Neuton cart costs a lot less than a riding mower and a trailer.

Toolmonger writes up the battery-powered Neuton Garden Cart this morning. What you might also want to know about the Garden Cart is that its accessories -- side rails, a leaf catcher, and a cover -- are on sale now for ridiculously low prices. Check out the carts and the savings here and here!

Today's Los Angeles Times has a story on the financial costs and health risks of air pollution in California. It's pretty scary.

The California economy loses about $28 billion annually due to premature deaths and illnesses linked to ozone and particulates spewed from hundreds of locations in the South Coast and San Joaquin air basins....

Considered the most lethal form of air pollution, microscopic particulates expelled from tailpipes, factory smoke stacks, diesel trucks and equipment can penetrate through the lungs and enter the bloodstream. Exposure to these fine particles has been linked to severe asthma, cancer and premature deaths from heart and lung disease.

Gas powered lawn mowers are some of the culprits of this mess.

There is a simple step many people can take to clean the air, protect their pocketbooks and reduce the risks to their health: recycle their old gas mowers and replace them with a emissions-free Neuton Battery-Powered Mowers.

If you live near Springfield, MO and want to support a great cause, consider attending the Habitat for Humanity annual party Friday, November 21. All the details are here.

There will be some great items included in the live and silent auctions that you won't want to miss. (Hint: they are green and orange and are battery-powered!)

The good folks at GRIT had a chance to test drive a Neuton last weekend. The lawn was a "patchy" and "full of leaves" -- as good a test case as you're likely to find.

What did they think?

The things I really liked about this mowing experience center on the Neuton’s electric power system, its low-noise, no-fume characteristics, and the fact that it has one of the nicest safety interlock systems of any power mower I have ever used. Gone are the lever and bail type safety clutch controls. In their place is an ergonomically perfect switch that’s been integrally designed into the handle. Wow. What a treat.

Learn more about the Neuton CE 6.2 here.

That's how fast a battery-powered Tesla Roadster gets up to speed, and why TIME lists the electric car the #2 Best Invention of 2008.



TIME says, "Electric cars were always environmentally friendly, quiet, clean — but definitely not sexy. The Tesla Roadster has changed all that."

Just like Neuton has changed the image of the battery-powered lawn mower!

Apartment Therapy Los Angeles got there hands on a Neuton recently.

Here what they had to say:

It's extremely quiet compared to the more traditional lawn mowers--we were able to listen to our iPod while working, which is something even our Dyson drowns out.

Psst -- there are currently some great deals on Neuton CE 5.2s here.

One of the great things about Neuton is the community of owners and activists who use the machines. Everyone has their own tale to tell. And many are involved in some pretty cool local activities.

Earlier this year we started "Neutons for Non-Profits" to support the community and their efforts. Most of our donations are in the form of lawn mowers and most go to groups working to clean air. And those groups, in turn, use the mowers to raise awareness and funds for the cause.

The Long Lake Conservation Foundation (LLCC) of Palisade, Minnesota applied for and won a donated Neuton earlier this year. The LLCC mission is to promote wise use of natural resources and foster proper conservation citizenship by making students aware of the interdependence of humans and the environment.

The donated mower helped the Foundation raise $9500 at their annual golf tournament. The Aitkin Independent Age wrote about the tournament, the mower, and more importantly, the good that LLCC does year-round in the pages of their newspaper. Linda Weimer was the lucky winner of the mower raffle -- and our congratulations go out to her.



You can read more about the LLCC's work in their PDF newsleter here.

We'll accept applications for more donated Neuton Mowers next year. If you know a non-profit organization that would like one, encourage them to apply!

The site is just what it claims to be. And they have the Neuton CE 6.2!

This one is straight out of the "Don't Try This At Home" files. In other words, don't mow blind-folded, don't hold a lawm mower over your head, and a Neuton is a lawn mower not a hay bailer.

That said, you have to watch this (don't miss the jig):



What do you think of that!?

Swing over to She Who Stamps to read about The Lawn Ranger and the Story of the Scuba Mower. Here's a snippet:

...as I came around the side of the house I saw him standing on the deck. I stopped the mower and turned to walk over to him and saw him pointing toward the pond. The lovely pond where our mower was heading....

Do you have a Neuton story of your own to share? Submit it here.

Despite my ill feelings for mowing, I had to do my dad a favor this weekend and mow the lawn for the last time this season. So as I'm mowing with the loud, gas guzzling mower, I'm thinking there must be a greener, Gufflier way. And of course there is. Several mowers in the marketplace are battery powered rather than using gasoline. This means less emissions like carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons. This also means no risk of polluting by use of sloppy gas cans.

That's what they're thinking over at guffly.com. Click here to read what they have to say about Neuton.



Oh, and what is "Guffly"?

*Guffly is a term used to describe products, services, or a way of life that causes a less negative and a more positive impact on the environment, the community, and future generations. Guffly is about simple and creative alternatives. Something is guffly if it achieves its purpose without hurting or harming people or the environment in the process of it being made, used, or disposed of. All of our features are either organic, all-natural, recycled, or fair-trade. Guffly is good.

...but iabresnick's senior project posted on YouTube. Take a look:



Share your Neuton stories, videos and photos here!

It's hard to make a Neuton look EVEN BETTER than it does when it comes out of the box. But that doesn't stop people from trying! The daisies above aren't standard issue from Neuton -- you need to add them yourself. But if you've dressed up your Neuton, why not share your creation with the rest of the Neuton community? Inspire others here.

UPDATE: The daisies are spreading! There's more here.

Today's New York Times runs a great piece on how ballpark groundskeepers create those beautiful patterns in the grass. Here's the trick:

Rollers on a mower push the grass slightly forward. Blades bent away from the viewer capture more light and appear relatively pale; when the tips are bent toward the viewer, the grass looks darker. (So grass really can be greener on the other side.) The principle is nothing new to anyone who has run a vacuum back and forth on plush carpet or rubbed a hand over a velvet swatch.

The color palette is not wide, but three distinct shades of green can be created — light, dark and, by mowing across those stripes, something in between.

But you don't need to work for the Red Sox to create art in the grass. If you have a Neuton CE 6.2 you can use the lawn striper to create your own designs at home!

Watch as Madeleine demonstrates just how light a Neuton CE 5.2 mower really is!

If you're in Denver this weekend stop by the Neuton booth at Oktoberfest!

Here's an email we received last week from Texas:

Hello Neuton folks,

My name is Glenda H., and my husband, Woody, and I live in the Piney Woods of Deep East Texas. We moved here in 2005 just a few days before the arrival of Hurricane Rita. We have just been through another, Hurricane Ike. But, unlike the Rita aftermath, we had our Neuton Cart this time. The attached picture shows me with the Cart loaded during the cleanup. We have had it now for a couple of years and it is WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD!

Our property is about three acres with numerous oaks, maples, pines, etc. which we love. But, of course, in the fall it becomes the "Leaf Farm". We have used the Cart for multiple purposes, leaf/limb cleanup, hauling decorative pavers around, potting soil, plant containers. Even our grounds maintenance man uses it all the time too. One of the best purchases we have made.

Thank you.

Woody and Glenda H.

Do you have a Neuton story? Share it here!

At first glance, the Neuton Battery Lawn Mower looks more like a compact car than a mower. Designed for convenience and efficiency, its aerodynamic blades and sleek design help it get the job done while using less energy. We know what you’re thinking... sure, it’s convenient, quiet, lightweight and good for the environment, but is it powerful? Surprisingly, yes.

Read more here.

Because a Neuton is battery-powered, it can do things that no gas mower can. Check out the Neuton Trimmer/Edger attachment in action!

Over at Groovy Green they really like the Neuton. Here's what Michael d'Estries has to say after giving a CE 5.2 a spin:

...if you’re looking for something quiet, powerful, and virtually maintenance-free, I can highly recommend this mower for anyone eager to add even more green to their outside chores.

The unstoppable Tom Szaky (co-founder of Terracycle) writes a great blog over at Inc.com. In a recent post he tackles Green Washing, defined by CorpWatch as "the phenomena of socially and environmentally destructive corporations or governments attempting to preserve and expand their markets or power by posing as friends of the environment."

That's not Neuton. In addition to offering a product which eliminates the need for a gasoline-fueled internal cumbustion engine, we're reducing non-recylable materials in our packaging, and all of our batteries are virtually 100% recyclable.

Here's what Tom has to say about Neuton:

Oddly enough, some products that seem like clear examples of green washing turn out to be truly green. After seeing many lawn mower companies claiming to be green, I wondered, "How eco-friendly could a lawn mower really be?" Then I met the founder of Neuton, Inc., who gave me a sample of his battery-operated lawn mower. I was wrong. Some battery-operated lawn mowers are in fact green.

The Neuton CE 5.2 and CE 6.2 Mowers will be on display at The Future is Green expo. Rumor has it they'll be raffling off a FREE mower on Sunday afternoon (when admission to the conference hall is FREE!).

Find out more information on the expo at capcoagreen.com.

Buddha Labs has found an answer.

And this is what they say about the Neuton:

Vermont-based Neuton’s newest electric lawnmower, the Neuton CE 6.2, has a simple plan: giving you more muscle to mulch while cutting back your carbon footprint (since you won't be burning gas) and wallet emissions (that you'd spend on said fuel). The rechargeable heart of this mower is a removable, recyclable 36-volt battery, giving it enough power mow down that tall, wet grass left by summertime procrastinators.

From the Courier-Post:

...the teen and a few of his buddies have started a mowing business in their hometown of Delanco with their push mowers called Green Grass, which uses no gasoline-powered mowers.

(Take one guess what type of battery-powered lawn mower Alec is using.)



And there's more from the Burlington County Times:

For his efforts, the county Board of Freeholders recognized Alec with its first “Sustainable Living Award” at the Earth Fair in June and, on Wednesday, the board presented him with a battery-powered, emissions-free lawn mower.

Neuton Mowers of Vermont exhibited the mower at the Earth Fair and later donated it to the freeholders.