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Originally Posted by Fredman
Must be a reason why Yamaha is the most prevalent cart in the villages
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I suspect that it's because there is some kind of connection between the developer and the Yamaha dealer.
Nationwide, Club Car has the highest market share. Also, nationwide, electric carts outsell gas by a huge margin. The general thought amongst golf cart experts is that Yamaha makes the best gas carts and Club Car makes the best electrics.
It might be that because we use golf carts as a means of transportation other than on a golf course that gas carts are more popular here, but that will be changing with the advent of longer life batteries and especially now that lithium-ion batteries have become available for golf carts.
There is a new cart, I believe that it's called Smart Cart, that has lithium-ion batteries. These batteries require no maintenance, last for 15 years and can go 100 miles on one charge. It also has a Toyota motor, built in speedometer and many other features.
Lithium-Ion batteries are also available for pretty much all other electric carts as well.
As these become more and more popular, I would expect to see the Yamaha and the gas cart use diminishing.