The battery is a sealed unit of two linked 12V lead-acid type batteries. It can be removed from the mower, or left in-situ to be recharged. This takes about 12-16 hours.

Three modes of mowing are possible: attaching the included grass catcher, using the included rear deflector to let the clippings fall behind the cut, or the included mulching plug. This latter attachment keeps the clippings next to the blades; so they?EUR??,,????'???re sliced and diced fine enough to fall down as useful nutrient for improved lawn.

There is a also the yellow Enviro 500, which we were told had more powerful motor and better mulching blade for an extra $50 AUD. It’s only available from specialist Victa stores.

Cutting height is easily adjustable, with a single lever raising/lowering all four wheels to one of six possible heights and the convenience of the electronic stop-start is excellent. Just press the start button and depress the hand lever and you?EUR??,,????'???re off. Release the levers and it stops. An added safety feature is the removable key, which breaks the circuit.

An optional edge trimmer is available, but we haven’t gone down that route yet.

The build quality appears pretty good. The Enviromower is made in Taiwan.