Cutting-Edge Electric Riding Mower Donated

 

Excel's Andrew Braun (l) presents the Hustler ZEON to GreenTown's Daniel Wallach (r)

Here’s another feather in Greensburg’s cap: a state-of-the-art electric riding lawn mower has just been donated to GreenTown. The generous people from Excel Industries in Hesston, Kansas have presented us with a Hustler ZEON, the world’s first zero-turn all-electric riding mower. This unit has a list price of $6,999, so this represents a sizable gift to the community. We offer a special thank-you to Paul Mullet, Excel’s President and CEO, for making this donation possible.

This machine has an average run-time of 80 minutes before it needs recharging. Not only is its technology cutting-edge, it is also touted to be a robust workhorse. There are zero emissions produced by this mower, and it is very low maintenance and much quieter than your typical gas mower. Because it is electric, there are no belts, fluids or filters to mess with. The mower technology was four years in the making, and judging by the test-drives we took on delivery day, it is a very easy-to-use, intuitive machine. (And did we mention quiet?)

We are grateful to our neighbors from Excel who came to town on July 13 to make the presentation and take a tour of Greensburg. We welcomed Andrew Braun, Marketing Manager; Dennis Reimer, Corporate Photographer; Shelley Lujano, Marketing/Public Relations; and Aaron Miller, Graphic Designer. Excel is a family-owned business that employs over 350 people both here in Kansas and around the United States, with a presence distribution presence in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Chile, South Africa, and several European countries. A network of over 1,200 dealers carries their products.

GreenTown plans to manage the Silo House property with the ZEON, and several other lots that are the sites of future eco-homes. If you want to look over this mower, please stop by the office. We keep it charged up in the garage by simply plugging it in!

Lower Photo: GreenTown Board Chair Mary Melton enjoys taking the ZEON for a test drive. 

Photo credits: Dennis Reimer