Best Electric Snow Shovels of 2026

The Earthwise SN74016 closes the gap between a simple shovel and a snow blower better than most. A wide 16-inch clearing path and an 8-inch intake height let it take on drifts that stall narrower units, so it is the pick when your snow comes deep and heavy.

The brushless motor is the reason. Brushless designs run cooler and waste less energy than brushed ones, squeezing more work out of the 40V 4Ah battery. Earthwise rates it to move roughly 300 pounds of snow per minute.

Built-in 6-inch rear wheels make it easy to roll from the garage to the driveway without scraping the auger on concrete. Despite the power, it stays manageable at about 19 pounds.

For steps, decks, and porches, a light corded shovel beats a heavy battery unit, and the Westinghouse WSnow11SD fits that role well. Its 10-amp corded motor never fades mid-job, clearing an 11-inch-wide, 6-inch-deep path and throwing snow up to 20 feet. Westinghouse rates it to move about 300 pounds of snow per minute.

The scraper blade is what makes it a deck pick. It slides snow and ice off the surface without gouging it, which matters on wood planks and pavers where a metal-edged auger can leave marks. A push-button start fires even in deep cold, so there is no pull cord to fight.

A built-in LED headlight is a genuinely useful touch for clearing before sunrise or after dark, when most winter shoveling actually happens. It is light enough that one reviewer noted an 11-year-old could push it.

The WORX Nitro WG460 is the cordless pick for anyone who wants to skip the cord and still clear a real driveway. It ships with two 4.0Ah batteries and a charger, and a brushless motor drives a 12-inch-wide, 6-inch-deep auger that throws snow up to 25 feet. With both packs, WORX rates it to clear a 2 to 4-car driveway on a charge.

What sets it apart from cheaper cordless shovels is the adjustable chute. Three throwing directions let you steer snow to the side instead of always piling it straight ahead, which cuts down on re-clearing the same spot. The deflector fins are easy to set even in heavy gloves.

It runs notably quiet, and reviewers found it well balanced thanks to the two batteries mounted at the rear of the shaft. A foldable handle shrinks it for storage. The honest limit is deep, wet snow: in heavy conditions it plows more than it throws, so it is happiest on light to moderate snowfalls.

If you want raw power and do not mind a cord, the Earthwise SN70016 delivers. Its 12-amp motor puts out consistent high torque that battery models struggle to match, and it never runs flat, so stubborn end-of-driveway snow does not slow it down.

Like its cordless cousin, it carries a 16-inch width and an 8-inch depth capacity. Earthwise rates it to move 430 pounds of snow per minute, which is strong for a shovel form factor and approaches small single-stage blower territory.

The 6-inch rear wheels are a real plus here too. They let you pivot and push the unit with little effort, which helps since the strong motor makes it a touch heavier than a bare plastic shovel.

Wet, heavy snow is where light-duty 20V shovels bog down, and the Wild Badger Power 40V is built for exactly that. Its 40V brushless motor and 8-inch intake depth, deeper than the 6-inch limit on most shovels in this roundup, let it bite into packed and slushy snow instead of skating over it.

The 12-inch clearing width and 20-foot throw cover sidewalks, patios, decks, and a medium driveway. Wild Badger rates the included 4.0Ah battery to clear most 2 to 3-car driveways in typical 3 to 6-inch snow on a single charge, though runtime varies with snow depth, density, and temperature.

At roughly 12 pounds it stays easy to steer despite the extra torque. The brushless motor also runs quieter and lasts longer than a brushed equivalent. The main trade-off is that it throws straight ahead only, with no chute to angle the snow.