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Old 03-25-2022, 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Laker14 View Post

BTW,I also have an electric cart, and it doesn't smell at all, until I charge it, then I smell a slight smell of "rotten eggs". When I charge my electric cart I have the seat up, a ceiling fan blowing, and the garage screen rolled down, and the door to the house closed, so the rotten egg smell doesn't go into the house.

Seems like there is a bit of stink associated either way, so I wouldn't be so "holier-than-thou" about driving electric vs. gas.

Over-charging a lead acid battery can produce hydrogen sulfide. The gas is colorless, poisonous, flammable and has the odor of rotten eggs. As a simple guideline, hydrogen sulfide maybe harmful to health if the odor is noticeable.

No odor when charging Lithium batteries.