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Old 12-26-2020, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by JimJohnson View Post
I see this discussion a lot and yesterday did a practical exercise. We took off from our home in Chitty Chatty, drove to Walgreens in Colony Plaza, then drove around our old neighborhood of Duval. Then we proceeded to the Brownwood Square, over the 44 Bridge to Megasen Road, on to Bradford and finally swung East to home in Chitty Chatty. Approx 22 miles and the cart/batteries are 3 years old. The Gauge dropped below half, so my guess would be about 15 miles remains on the batteries. We drive this cart at least once a day, every day, so no replacement is in site for now. For us, we will never buy another gas cart due to the jerkiness, smell and worst of all the noise.
We have no issues with a gas car. We bought a Yamaha 2020 and do not smell gas. We would never buy an electric car for the battery issues. Gas cars will last years and years with little to no maintenance. My husband has had one since 1977 he uses at his camper. But that is why they sell electric and gas. Too each his own. It’s easier to get gas from someone then a plug to charge your golf cart