I can't tell you anything about the Evolution product but can tell you about our Par Car experience, good and bad. Quality of parts: very average. Reliability: fairly good. Plenty of power even after about 50 miles of driving on a charge with 4-year old batteries. Never pushed it beyond that. First set of batteries lasted 6 years which is about 600 hours for us. We did have to have the motor rebuilt also at 600 hours. Apparently the brushes wore out. This was unexpected but may be normal, I don't know. Steering: Not very precise compared to other carts I've driven. Enclosure: worked quite well at keeping us dry and warm - no problems with it. Noise: It is a relatively quiet ride - as quiet or more so than most other other brand electric carts I've been in. Brakes: probably about average - nothing to write home about. Lighting: excellent, better than most and were aimed correctly which seems to be a huge problems with carts here in TV. Turn signals and brake lights are quite good, much better than the Yamahas pathetic front turn signals of the same vintage (they've greatly improved with recent models fortunately). Suspension: way too stiff. Lastly, and this is probably a strong personal preference issue, we bought our Par Car with the 13 inch wheels - big mistake. Because of the wheel size the tire profile is very small, so there is too little rubber between the wheel and the road. Every bump is felt - very little cushioning which, along with the stiff suspension, contributes to a rough ride. I notice the picture of the Evolution cart also has big wheels and low profile tires. Looks great but adversly affects the ride quality. I also like the idea of the Lithium ion battery. I would definitely go this route on a new electric cart purchase. There you have it.
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