With a 16-inch bar, high chain speed, and 5Ah 56V battery ... it isn’t the place for a battery-operated saw. While many of the saws in this test delivered near-gas power, they didn’t deliver ...

And plenty of battery saws will cut just as fast—if not faster—than gas models. There are currently about 50 electric models in CR’s chainsaw ratings, nearly all of them battery-operated.