Greenworks’ MaximusZ electric riding mower has five motors and a few compromises

<figure> <img alt="Greenworks MaximusZ riding mower" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Tim Stevens / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/2026-Greenworks-MaximusZ-003-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The current EV market is flush with variety. I've driven single-motor economy-minded machines, dual-motor EVs with all-wheel drive, tri-motor vehicles that dial up the performance stakes, and even wild quad-motor performance cars, like the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/20/23604281/rimac-mate-ev-performance-bugatti-croatia-feature">Rimac Nevera</a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">But this is the first time I've ever driven a five-motor EV, one with the agility and speed to turn a 360 even more smoothly than an <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24134951/mercedes-g-wagen-electric-eqg-price-specs-photos">electric G-Wagon</a>. It also makes quick work of terrible turf.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This is, of course, a lawn mower, and it only uses two of those motors to drive the wheels. The other three turn a trio of blades that cut a 54-inch-wide swath in a single pass. It also promises four …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/983980/greenworks-maximusz-electric-riding-mower-review-specs-price">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>