An electric work machine, comprising a motor, an operation device that works by using a driving force of the motor, and a control unit that controls rotation of the motor, wherein the electric work machine is provided with a communication unit that performs a wireless communication with a control unit (72, 76) of another electric work machine, the electric work machine is provided with, as operation modes, a linked operation mode in which the electric work machine is linked with the other electric work machine to operate and an independent operation mode in which the electric work machine is not linked with the other electric work machine but operates independently, and the electric work machine is provided with a switch for switching between the linked operation mode and the independent operation mode, the electric work machine being characterized in that the control unit is configured to: at a time when the switch is switched from the independent operation mode to the linked operation mode, transition to a search state that searches for the other electric work machine that is able to communicate by using the communication unit, in a case where the other electric work machine that is linkable is detected in the search state, transition to a linked state in which the electric work machine is linked with the other electric work machine to operate, and in a case where the other electric work machine that is linkable is not detected in the search state, continue the search state and continue searching for the other electric work machine, wherein, in the linked state, the linked operation mode in which the electric work machine is linked with the other electric work machine to operate lasts until a wireless communication is cut off or the operation mode is switched by pressing the switch from the linked operation mode to the independent operation mode. wherein the electric work machine is provided with a communication unit that performs a wireless communication with a control unit (72, 76) of another electric work machine, the electric work machine is provided with, as operation modes, a linked operation mode in which the electric work machine is linked with the other electric work machine to operate and an independent operation mode in which the electric work machine is not linked with the other electric work machine but operates independently, and the electric work machine is provided with a switch for switching between the linked operation mode and the independent operation mode, the electric work machine being characterized in that the control unit is configured to: at a time when the switch is switched from the independent operation mode to the linked operation mode, transition to a search state that searches for the other electric work machine that is able to communicate by using the communication unit, in a case where the other electric work machine that is linkable is detected in the search state, transition to a linked state in which the electric work machine is linked with the other electric work machine to operate, and in a case where the other electric work machine that is linkable is not detected in the search state, continue the search state and continue searching for the other electric work machine, wherein, in the linked state, the linked operation mode in which the electric work machine is linked with the other electric work machine to operate lasts until a wireless communication is cut off or the operation mode is switched by pressing the switch from the linked operation mode to the independent operation mode. at a time when the switch is switched from the independent operation mode to the linked operation mode, transition to a search state that searches for the other electric work machine that is able to communicate by using the communication unit, in a case where the other electric work machine that is linkable is detected in the search state, transition to a linked state in which the electric work machine is linked with the other electric work machine to operate, and in a case where the other electric work machine that is linkable is not detected in the search state, continue the search state and continue searching for the other electric work machine, wherein, in the linked state, the linked operation mode in which the electric work machine is linked with the other electric work machine to operate lasts until a wireless communication is cut off or the operation mode is switched by pressing the switch from the linked operation mode to the independent operation mode.