In article ,
Harry Bloomfield wrote:
alan_m expressed precisely :
+1
For the same power and ability to cut the machine would weigh the same, and
then add the battery.

+1

I wonder if something between a cordless and a corded might be more
suitable, not that I have ever heard of one?

I have in mind a 12v lead-acid battery, in a portable box, with a flex
from battery to hedge cutter.

I can remember someone coming to cut our hedge equipped with a portable
generator.

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