Battery-powered chainsaw or battery-powered angle grinder and handheld battery-powered work apparatus

A battery-powered chainsaw or a battery-powered angle grinder comprising:

• a housing having a rear end;
• a drive motor;
• a work tool configured to be driven by said drive motor within a movement plane;
• two battery receptacles, each configured to receive a battery pack for supplying said drive motor with electrical energy;
• said work tool being arranged at a front end of said housing;
• a rear handle arranged at said rear end of said housing;
• the battery-powered chainsaw or battery-powered angle grinder defining a lateral direction running at right angles to said movement plane of said work tool;
• said two battery receptacles lying next to each other in said lateral direction and enclosing between them a battery receptacle center point;
• said battery receptacle center point lying, measured in said lateral direction, with a lateral center-point spacing from said movement plane of said work tool;
• said rear handle lying, measured in said lateral direction, with a lateral handle spacing from said movement plane of said work tool;
• and,
• said lateral handle spacing being greater than said lateral center-point spacing.