Power lawn mower with stand-on and sit-down modes with battery located between feet of operator

A self-propelled power lawn mower comprising:

• first and second rear drive wheels that are independently drivable so as to enable the mower to conduct approximate zero radius turns about a zero radius turning axis;
• a foot platform for supporting at least one foot of an operator of the mower, said foot platform being located at an elevation less than an elevation of a top edge of at least one of said rear drive wheels, said foot platform including a first portion for supporting a right foot of the operator and a second portion for supporting a left foot of the operator;
• a battery housing for housing a battery at a location such that at least a portion of the battery is positioned between feet of the operator and at least a portion of the battery is located at an elevation below an elevation of a horizontally aligned rotational axis of at least one of the rear drive wheels, wherein said battery housing includes first and second approximately parallel sidewalls which extend upwardly in a vertical manner above said foot platform, and wherein at least one of said sidewalls supports a seat assembly of the mower;
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• wherein the battery is located between said first and second vertically extending sidewalls of the battery housing, and the battery is located at least partially between the first and second portions of the foot platform so that the battery is at least partially between the right and left feet of the operator during normal mower operation.