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Originally Posted by MangiaMangia
We own a battery golf cart.
Used a friend's gas cart for the weekend.
Here's my pros and cons of each.
Gas - More reliable - if I run out of gas, call a friend bring a jug.
Electric - loss of charge - now what?
Gas - Goes faster by a few MPH.
Battery - Stays right around 20/21. Yes, I know, 20 is the limit in the Villages.
AFTER THOSE 2 OBSERVATIONS ELECTRIC WINS THE REST OF THE DEBATE
Electric - Doesn't smell! We hate driving behind gas carts.
Electric - What? Can't hear you. Couldn't hear our phone music or talk to each other in the gas cart.
If the quiet gas carts are truly quiet then this won't be an issue.
Electric - buy batteries ($900+) every 3 to 4 years.
Gas - buy gas every week or so (that adds up too over the years)
Gas - oil changes and other engine maintenance.
As others have already said too : we go EVERYWHERE in our electric golf cart. Never an issue about loss of power.
When we get home we always plug it in ready for the next adventure out.
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Neighbor has an electric....has it set for 25 MPH. More that fast enough for a cart.