In Europe you can not buy a home vacuum with decent power simply because it is the law. https://commission.europa.eu/energy-climate-change-environment/standard

In Europe you can not buy a home vacuum with decent power simply because it is the law. https://commission.europa.eu/energy-climate-change-environment/standards-tools-and-labels/products-labelling-rules-and-requirements/energy-label-and-ecodesign/energy-efficient-products/vacuum-cleaners_en https://commission.europa.eu/energy-climate-change-environme... You can argue that the law is well intentioned and even necessary. The end result is the same, my old cheapo Scarlett 1500W vacuum from 20 years ago does a better job that, AEG, Electrolux and even my new Miele. All of them are hard limited to 900W. Then again is it really saving power if you spend 2x time using 900W vacuum instead of 1500W one?