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Old 04-06-2021, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Homer49 View Post
Not true for all electric carts. I’m surprised by how many folks in TV are unaware of the improvements in electric carts that have come from use of lithium battery technology. We recently made a 31-mile round trip from our home in Marsh Bend (near Everglades) to Spanish Springs and used a little less than 50% of our battery capacity. 30-minutes of charging will provide an hour of run time, and there’s no battery maintenance or battery fade (and they have an 8-yr warranty). Only downside is initial expense.

Do your research and you will find that lithium batteries can be bought for at or near the same price as a good quality gel, agm or flooded batteries.