Lithium is the only way to go. One-tenth the operating cost (1 cent per mile vs 10 cents for gas), no trips to gas station, no oil changes, zero maintenance, no stinky fumes and noise, more than enough range for The Villages, and Lithium carts will continue to have resale value in a few years (The Villages is the last remaining market for gas carts).
Here is an interesting study that shows a gas golf produces 2000 time more pollution than a full-size police cruiser:
https://www.englewoodco.gov/home/sho...92355922630000
I wish the writers who claim lithium golf carts burn more often than gas carts would provide links to objective studies by unbiased sources. Personally, I have heard of more gas carts catching fire than electric (check out the golf-cart sized burn mark in the golf-cart lane on Rio Grande near the Chula Vista rec center)
I've had Lithium for two years now and would never go back to gas.