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Old 11-19-2017, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Rollie View Post
Batteries are not suppose to go below 50 percent.

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The literature I have when we purchased our 2016 Yamaha electric cart states to not allow the battery meter to go below 2 bars. That is more than 50% discharged.

What good is it to have a 60 mile range on one charge when you are supposed to go only 30 miles before having to charge the batteries?
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