The 6 Best Electric Snowblowers Are Plenty Powerful—and Quieter Alternatives to Gas Models

We like Ego’s battery-powered outdoor equipment because it’s among the best when it comes to power and run time—and this two-stage snowblower is no exception. With its two 56-volt 7.5 Ah batteries and 24-inch-wide intake, the Power+ SNT2405 can clear an 8-inch layer of snow from an 18-car driveway on a single charge.

We also like the cockpit on this self-propelled machine. You can change speeds while in forward or reverse, adjust the auger speed, and change the chute direction all without having to leave the controls. It also comes equipped with four bright LED headlights, useful in the event your snow clearing efforts take you past sundown.

We also like the fact that Ego uses mostly steel construction with this machine, so you can expect it to hold up for many a winter.

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Ego claims its 21-inch Power+ snowblower can throw snow up to 40 feet with a 180-degree, adjustable chute, which is pretty far for a cordless machine. In the wet sawdust test, we were able to throw 24 feet with the heavier, denser material—longer distances are certainly achievable with lighter, drier snow. It took the Power+ 4 minutes 16 seconds to clear the sawdust down to pavement in our area test.

Like most single-stage blowers, the Power+ is not self-propelled, so we needed to push it into the snow. In our dense, heavy sawdust, that took some effort to make forward progress. It’s not a bad thing, though, as it makes it easier to prevent the machine from digging in too deep and bogging down. In very wet or ice-packed snow, we expect you’ll have to put in a similar effort.

The Power+ has a variable speed auger, so we were able to adjust speed for the conditions and conserve battery when less power was needed. There isn’t too much to worry about in the battery department, since it comes with two 5 Ah batteries, enough to clear 8 inches of snow on a 12-car driveway—that’s six cars long by two cars wide.

The Power+ comes with a dual-port charger, so the two batteries can be charged simultaneously to get you ready for the next round faster. Ego rounds things out with front-mounted LEDs for low-light and dark conditions, plus an easy-folding handle for stowing the unit when not in use.

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If you don’t relish the idea of pushing heavy machinery through heavy snow, Snow Joe makes a lightweight single-stage snowblower that’s fairly easy to push around. At less than 38 pounds with batteries installed, the Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18 is easy to roll out of storage, push down the driveway, and maneuver through turns.

The scraper bar clears snow right down to the pavement, and it can launch snow up to 20 feet away. On top of that, it’s very cheap—one of the most affordable cordless snowblowers we’ve found.

Unsurprisingly, that light weight and low price come with some compromises. The 18-inch-wide chute cuts a narrow path, so you’ll need to take a few extra passes to get the job done right compared to a wider machine. Meanwhile, its two 24-volt batteries offer a modest 40-minute run time.

Combine those two things, and the 24V-X2-SB18 is best reserved for smaller jobs like clearing decks, walkways, and compact driveways. If that’s what you need, though, it makes snow removal cheap and easy.

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The Toro 60V MAX 26-in Power Max e26 is one of the models we tested in November 2025, and it’s among the burliest two-stage cordless snowblowers we’ve used. It is built virtually the same as a gas model, except with an electric motor and two batteries. That includes the frame, drive system, auger, and auger housing.

Since it’s built the same, we can confirm it performs the same—so it could easily replace a similar gas model. No caveats here; the Power Max e26 isn’t a compromise in any significant way that we could determine. It comes with two batteries and a (claimed) runtime up to 70 minutes—enough to clear a driveway 30 car spaces long.

Operating the Power Max E26 was a pleasant experience, if you can call snow blowing pleasant. It has effective heated hand grips, and an axle with a differential that allows you to turn quickly, on a dime—no having to muscle it around.

The e26 easily handled our testing with wet sawdust, throwing it far enough to cross an average driveway—even when making a full 26-inch-wide pass. If you’ve questioned whether a cordless snowblower could ever be as good as a gas machine, the e26 answers that affirmatively.

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Milwaukee’s M18 single-stage snowblower is the second machine we tested in November 2025, and it also impressed us. It's noticeably heavier than many other similar cordless models, which seems to be due to its metal frame. At 90 pounds, it isn’t heavy, at least in comparison to two-stage machines, but the weight is an advantage, helping prevent the blower from bouncing around or riding up when encountering denser, crusty snow.

We tested this snowblower with wet sawdust, which always presents a little bit of a challenge with single-stage snow blowers, as they have to lift the snow and eject it in one operation. Milwaukee’s M18 blower did this well enough in testing—and if it can throw wet sawdust, it will really throw the snow.

To facilitate ejecting snow, the M18’s chute is wider than that of most other models. This eliminates potential bottlenecks and ultimately clogs, where the snow passes from the blower body into the chute. Milwaukee's single auger is edged with a rubber paddle that both sweeps the pavement clean and pulls the machine forward. It does this well enough that, in some instances, we had to hold it back a little in testing.

The chute has a remote adjustment—you can crank a knob just below the handlebar to change the direction of the chute, allowing you to put snow where it needs to go. However, ejection elevation is manually adjusted at the top of the chute—but this isn't something you typically need to adjust as often.

Milwaukee claims the M18 blower can clear up to 11 parking places, or 500 feet of sidewalk on the included two 12.0Ah batteries. But with two extra battery ports, you can double the runtime by adding another pair of batteries. We’ll be testing this more as we have snow available.

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