[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by tuccillo

I believe gas carts may have a lower operating cost. While the cost for electricity per mile is less with electric carts (about 2 cents/mile) than the cost of gasoline per mile with gas carts (about 4 cents/mile), you also need to consider the cost per mile for battery pack replacement for electric carts (about 10 cents/mile based on a battery pack life estimate from ParCar). Gas carts do have some maintenance costs but it is probably on the order of 2-3 cents/mile, depending on how much you drive. The net is the operating cost of gas carts should be about one-half of electric carts. Regardless, they don't differ enough to really matter. If you buy a new cart, the operating cost per year is a small percentage of what you paid for the cart. Regarding how long a cart will last, either gas or electric can be kept running as long as you want, up to the point where the frame falls apart from rust or parts are no longer available. I estimate engine life for a gas cart at about 4000 hours if you maintain it. For our driving habits, that is about 70K miles or nearly 20 years - it really isn't an issue.

Not sure about that. But having worked in the golf industry for thirty five years, I can tell you that the vast majority of golf courses opt for electric carts because, in the long run, they are less expensive to run and maintain.