The beauty of the battery-powered saws is the lack of splash, oil sputtering, smell and less noise and easy starting. Though having to hold the security button is an extra hassle. I also wonder how they fare in cold season. If there are any parallels between battery-powered chainsaws and battery powered cars,... beware the hype and realities of how cold influences things

The gas-powered chainsaw in my experience has more power and lasts longer. I would probably rather use a gas-powered saw when felling trees. It is also probably more apt for serious (wide diameter logs) and longer sessions of bucking logs--for firewwod.

Beyond the dillemnas and questions around battery-powered vs. petroleum-based chainsaws, enjoy the fire (fire television), forestry and the potential of regenerative forestry systems (including, agroforestry, coppice (see the work, including book, by Mark Krawczyk in the actually long-historied culture of coppicing in Europe, the Americas and beyond) and the general abundance and endless giving of a forestr or a stand of trees in that one can continually harvest something from the forest or stand while also improving the productivity and biodiversity, ecological health of the forest. Amoung others, see the in the field-forest work of Merv Wilkinson based somewhere on Vancouver Island and his spectacular work and observations of regen forestry.

I enjoying trying out a friend's and country neighbour's battery-powered chainsaw.

Also, if you think of the amount of slavery and energy (embedded energy) that goes into the manufacture of the battery-powered saws is greater than all the work that will ever come out of the saw during it lifetime. Though it could be useful if you have consistent power (electricity) whether from the centralized grid or off grid, it is kind of nice to think that you can always run a saw.