After owning multiple GreenWorks snow throwers, and having defect issues with the last unit, I decided to try another brand. I bought this Earthwise Cordless Electric Snow Thrower in Nov 2018, and it served us well during the 2018-2019 winter, making it easy to clear light snow (1" - 6" ) from our driveway and sidwalks. In my estimation, this Earthwise model is a little more cheaply made with not as many niceties as the Greenworks unit, but the Earthwise is a lower price and hasn't broken. The Greenworks units are notorious for DOA (Dead on Arrival), ,dying mid use, and other defects. As I go through winter #2 with this Earthwise, I will update this review if I encounter any problems.

Update: after multiple winters this unit is still running reliably. It does have issues with heavy snowfalls, perhaps 6" and higher, and it doesn't throw that far, but it still works relatively well for us here in the Salt Lake City area and I'm glad I have it, especially over manual snow shoveling.

Over the years we have had several machines depending on conditions. I now live in a PUD where they remove the snow, but its often near the end of the day when they get to us. This is a great machine when you need to get out now. I had some issues when I bought it in 2019 but eventually the company sent me a new machine that has worked perfectly. This is the third snow season and no problems. I blow when its 5-6 inches or less. Its so light weight, there's no pushing. You'd likely need something more heavy duty for deep snow or really wet snow, but for entry walks and average driveways its the perfect size. Plenty of battery life. I've never had to stop to recharge. Like everything, the price is a lot higher than 2019.

My wife and I bought our first home in September. We live about 20 west of Chicago and winters can get bad sometimes. We knew we needed a good snowblower, but could not afford a $700-$800 one.

Our driveway is 55ft long and about 20ft wide with an additional 25ft by 9ft parking spot on the side.

This snowblower can clear all that up to 4" in about 25min!

It's honestly performing much better than I expected it to for a battery powered snowblower.

With heavier snow it will not get all the way down to concrete but might leave a layer so no big deal. It does noticeably struggle with 12" of snow but if the battery is full it can still power through.

It seems to take 2 hours to charge and I can get 30 mins out of a full battery so surprisingly it's just enough for what I need.

The lights are great and it's quieter than any of my neighbors' snowblowers so if I am clearing late at night no one seems to mind or has complained yet.

It's light and easy to use. It was easy to assemble. I wish the auger control was a little more sturdy and already has rust on it but I'm ok with that. I am also really looking forward to not having to worry about maintenance draining gas and storage for the summer.

If you leave near Chicago and have a similar size area to plow I would buy this in a heartbeat!!!

After reading numerous reviews of battery operated snow throwers, I was a bit worried of finding a unit that would work well in Wisconsin winters. I have used the Earthwise unit about 5 times now, the last time after a 4 inch snow fall. I am very impressed how easy it is to maneuver. It actually scrapes the ground very nicely and in the end, clears the snow down to the blacktop much nicer than my big gas snow blower. To be honest, I have not run this in heavy/wet snow, again, only less than 4" "light" snow. But, again, for these light snow falls, I have been very very impressed. Saves a lot of time "lugging out" the gas snow blower and makes "shoveling" the driveway a much happier chore ;-) Lastly, so far I have not "run out" the battery. We have a standard width (~20 feet), 200 ft long drive way, with a car port on the side of the garage. Every time I was able to clear the driveway, carport, and then finally the walk up to the front door, and I could not see a reduction in "energy" to the system... i.e. the battery system seems to work just fine for me!

After having a smaller gas machine with electric start quit on me and head for the junk pile, I had to make a choice, do I buy another $600 smaller gas job that sits in a shed for months while I am tripping over it trying to get to other tools and lawn mowers.... while it is trying to figure out a reason to gum up its own carb even with stabilizer in the tank and then when you need it sputtering a blubbering until it clears it's throat? I knew there would be a huge power discrepancy but I still considered this unit here. On the battery operated unit side is the fact that the batteries have come a long way. Who would consider buying a battery operated drill years ago...no way. Also, this is light easy to pick up with a handle in a balanced position. My wife wouldn't hesitate in using this because it is a less of a hassle and light....pop in the battery, take it outside, push the button and pull back on the rail and you are blowing snow. Where as the gas unit made you want to go shovel ("it's not that much" rational) just to avoid the hassle of pulling out and the starting of ole Mr. cantankerous.
Performance and area cleared: I have a driveway to an old farm house (blacktop paved) that is about 90 feet long, 9 feet wide and at the top I have a turn around area of about 30 feet wide and 15 feet in depth.
I have used the unit about 6 times on snow that I would call medium/light, this was the deepest (approx 4 1/2 to 5 inches in places) to just yesterday morning on heavy/wet snow about 1 1/2 inches deep, plus some "in between stuff"
Works great on the light to light medium throwing it maybe 15 to 25 feet....(would blow light snow that far, easily and more).
But on the heavy/wet stuff even only 1" 1/2" to 2" it doesn't "bog down" but it has trouble throwing any distance, maybe three to five feet... it's kind of like water coming out of a hose at slow speed but with that said I still made the same amount of passes on my drive way and it was moving the snow over a little more on each pass. It's just that if you are expecting heavy/wet you better go out and clear it every 2" or so in my opinion or you will be in trouble with this machine. With that said, while the adjustable chute works great (I have to move my snow pretty much to the left) if the chute is positioned in a straight ahead fashion you get a much more distant throw even with the heavier stuff than if the chute is angle severely.
Headlights: Great...my wife leaves for work at 5 am and we have used the lights and they are very effective.
Have I cleared my entire drive and turnaround area on one charge on all these occasions? Yes, absolutely.. unit did not slow down. There are three lights on the battery (indicating charge) when done, I had one light left.
Charging time: Seems to me to be about 1 and 1/2 hours. I think it took 2 hours at one point after clearing the 4 1/2 inches.
Would I buy again? Yes, for sure... it's to convenient not to AND my father in law after seeing it's performance bought the exact same model. He loves it because it is so light.
Words for thought: This is the 18 inch model. This company offers this, I think in a 22" model. I had already purchased this unit before I saw that one but that unit seems to have the same battery and motor while trying to move 4 more inches of snow....I did not investigate thoroughly but if that is the case I would pass on that model and buy this one...you be the judge.
Lastly, took me 15 minutes to assemble....it is practically put together for you and it seems to be heavy duty enough to handle the amount of snow that it is engaging.
Is it a gas snow blower with that kind of power. No way...but....has there been a snow yet here in western PA that this battery job didn't handle??? No there hasn't. Will there be??? Probably. Hope this helps.