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Old 02-08-2009, 07:10 PM
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Last year we went 3062 miles in our Club Car electric and, used 650 measured KWH to charge it, averaging approx 4.6 miles per KWH. (1 KWH = about a dime or so). So, it cost about $65 to charge our cart last year. Gas carts are more expensive to fuel but if you factor in the cost of replacement batteries, it is probably a wash.

Some recent ads are saying 60 miles to a charge. I don't know how they do that as there is only so much energy available in a set of batteries. Sounds like a bunch of bull to me. Maybe some new secret technology ! ! !
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