Fished northern Michigan last year when we had 30" of ice. Son in law had one of those fancy rechargable electric ice augers and I wasn't too impressed.

Grant it, 30" of ice is extreme, but we could only get about a dozen holes with a charge. No doubt you could get bunch thru 12" of ice.

If you have to do any serious augering, I'd go with an LP or gas powered unit. No question that you will have adequate power.

Another thing to mention. For panfishing, hand auger work go with a 5" or 6" auger. No need to cut larger holes, an 8" auger is a heck of a lot more cutting. I'd like to find a 5" rig.