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ELI5: Why are gasoline powered appliances, such as pressure washers or chainsaws, more powerful than electric?

Edit: Wow, this blew up!  Thanks for all the answers, I actually learned something today on the internet!
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Electric motors aren't inherently weaker than gasoline motors, it's just that there's a limit to how much electricity you can draw from a single wall outlet, or how much you can carry in a battery.

Gasoline motors don't have this problem, because A) gasoline contains a lot more energy for a given mass than batteries, and B) there's no breaker to blow if you try to burn gas too fast.

Electric motors are actually better for providing sudden bursts of torque, as shown by the Tesla Model S.  Also, many permanently installed machines are electric, and are more powerful than any portable gas-powered variant because they can be hard-wired into higher current connections.

Sawmills are usually electric if they aren't portable, and they tear through logs faster than any chainsaw.