[woeh]

I was pleased to see recently that a couple of different brands at my local DIY store had interoperable batteries. I bought a small lawnmower which now uses the same battery as a cordless drill from another brand. The brands that joined are listed on their marketing site[0].

Edit: One of the companies has a slightly less obnoxious website which also lists brands[1]

[0]https://www.powerforall-alliance.com/en/#technology

[1]https://www.gardena.com/int/products/powerforall/

[Kerbonut]

I’m glad we’re finally working towards standard batteries for power tools. I have to say that website is terrible.

[pmx]

It plays absolute havoc with the browser history, how did they think that was a good idea?

[Semaphor]

Oh cool, so there are two competing battery pack standards :D

https://www.cordless-alliance-system.com

[edgyquant]

This is why the EU is right we have to regulate these things. There just aren’t right answers here, each battery has pros and cons, so it’s a political matter full stop.

[bmicraft]

I've never even heard of a power tool from any of those companies

[mdiesel]

Obligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/927/

[dml2135]

Wow this is a great idea. I do have to say I'm disappointed, but not surprised, that none of the bigger brands in power tools look to be participating.

The only name I recognize there is Bosch, I've never had any of their tools but my perception is that they are a mid-tier brand. It would be great to see players like DeWalt, Milwaukee, and Makita do something like this.

[mrks_hy]

Bosch segments its own market into the "green" and "blue" parts, the latter being for professional use. They're very well-made and costly, on-par and competitive with the other brands you mentioned. But of course they are not in this Power4All alliance thing and are incompatible with the "green" consumer stuff.

[franciscop]

wow this is very interesting, and the main reason I hadn't bought many cordless tools, because I didn't want 2-5 years down the road to have a bunch of chargers and batteries that are all incompatible among each other! I'll reconsider it whenever I need new tools, thanks for sharing!