Our AMP™ products are generating a lot of interest and as a result, a
lot of press. See below for recent news stories and articles that provide additional details and local feedback and opinions on these innovations.
AMP 24 Sno-Thro Performance: Judge for Yourself
Friday, December 3, 2010
Consumer Reports recently wrote a blog on their experience testing the Ariens AMP™ 24 electric Sno-Thro® in lab tests. Using wet sawdust in place of snow, their experience was very different from our own field testing and field testing by consumers. Read the Consumer Reports blog here.
While we have not tried to replicate their method of testing and don’t know exactly how they arrived at their conclusions – and with all due respect to the organization and its mission – we do not agree with their assessment based on our own field testing experience and testing by consumers. Read the full article here.
Snow Blowers Direct Adds New Ariens AMP 24 Sno-Thro
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
SnowBlowersDirect.com, a leading online snow thrower superstore, continues to expand its robust product offering with the addition of the new AMP 24 Sno-Thro from Ariens. Read the full article here.
Push A Button, Throw The Snow
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Steve Thompson, owner of ACE Engine and Parts Distribution in Sioux City, talks about a new card up his sleeve this snow season, the AMP 24 electric snow blower. Read the full article here.
Electric Snow Throwers: An Environmentally Preferred Choice
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Amy Enter, Ariens Company, discusses some of the benefits of the technology behind the AMP 24 electric snow blower. Read the full article here.
Madison TV Station Features AMP Rider
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Ariens AMP Rider dealer and local reporter discuss the advantages of
owning the first commercially available electric mower. Watch the video
now.
Wall Street Journal Calls AMP Rider “Most Ambitious” Alternative Energy Mower
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
FOX Cable Network interviews Dan Ariens about introducing The AMP Rider in the midst of a down economy. Watch the video here.
Wall Street Journal Calls AMP Rider “Most Ambitious” Alternative Energy Mower
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Wall Street Journal reviews new alternative energy mowers, reporting that the AMP Rider “cut grass evenly and drove smoothly.” Read the full article here.
Consumer Reports Blog Mentions The AMP Rider
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Consumer Reports talks about the new Greener Gardens
bill and the federal tax credits for electric and alternative-energy
outdoor power equipment. Read the blog entry
here.
Video Clip of Dan Ariens Discussing the AMP on FOX Business News
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
FOX Business News interviewed Dan Ariens about The AMP
Rider. Watch the video
here.
NPR: Could Battery-Powered Riding Mowers Catch On?
Monday, April 13, 2009
Dan Ariens, the company's president, says that while
the AMP Rider is not quite the holy grail of lawn mowers, it is an
innovation.
"We've come up with a product that's very easy to
operate," Ariens says. "It is very quiet. It's going to cut a
substantial amount of grass for the typical American home, and from that
standpoint, maybe we're at least out reaching for the grail."
Click here
to read the story and listen to the NPR broadcast.
Mother Earth News: New AMP Electric Riding Mower from Ariens
Friday, April 10, 2009
The Mother Earth News features story about the new AMP™ Rider electric mower.
Click here
to learn more.
GRIT: Ariens Introduces Electric Riding Mower: New AMP Cuts Clean And Green
Friday, April 10, 2009
GRIT features AMP™ Rider electric mower in blog
post:
I am excited to learn that Ariens, the venerable lawn and garden
equipment manufacturer that traces its roots way back into the early
20th Century, has joined Hustler Turf in the electric riding mower
arena.
Click here to read more.
Outdoor Power Equipment: Ariens Introduces All
Electric Riding Mower
Friday, April 10, 2009
The Outdoor Power Equipment (OPE) web site features
story about new AMP™ Rider electric mower. Click here to read more.
WTMJ TV: Ariens Introduces Electric Mower
Friday, April 10, 2009
Milwaukee television news station TMJ 4 features story
about the new AMP™ Rider. Click here to read more.
Ariens Co. Introduces AMP™ Rider Electric Mower
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Ariens Company today announced the launch of the
AMP™ Rider, an all-electric riding lawn mower, which delivers as much
drive and cutting power as a conventional gas-powered riding mower
without the emissions, oil, belts or noise associated with
gasoline-powered mowers. Read the full press release here.