[VIDEO] We Must Embrace Battery: STIHL Shares Vision for the Future of the Industry

Bjoern Fischer, president of STIHL Inc., suggests the future is in battery-operated outdoor power equipment.

Oct 24, 2018
STIHL Inc.
Bjoern Fischer, president of STIHL Inc., suggests the future is in battery-operated outdoor power equipment. Thanking its servicing dealers for helping STIHL sustain continued success, the company seeks to be the Number 1-selling brand of gas and battery handheld outdoor power equipment in America.
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