This online course, presented in partnership with the American Green Zone Alliance, is designed to provide landscape professionals with the information and training they need to successfully transition to electric equipment (available in English and Spanish).
This self-paced online course includes 14 lessons which teach the fundamentals of electric-powered sustainable land care:
- Electric, The Way of the Future
- Impacts of Gas Equipment
- How Battery Electric Equipment Works
- Commercial Mowers: Battery Electric vs. Gas
- Commercial Handheld Tools: Battery Electric vs. Gas
- Commercial Grade vs. Residential-Prosumer Grade
- A Guide to Selecting Battery Electric Equipment
- Operating Battery Electric Equipment
- Handling Battery Electric Equipment
- Maintaining Battery Electric Equipment
- Charging Electric Equipment
- Storage and Infrastructure for Battery Electric Equipment
- Battery Cycle Life and Recycling
- Safety Review
Supplemental resources are provided. There is a brief quiz at the conclusion of each lesson, and a final exam. Upon completion of the course, participants are awarded a certificate.