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Originally Posted by Bill14564
I have driven in my electric cart from Eisenhower to Savannah Center to Spanish Springs to Lake Sumter Landing to Sawgrass to Ednas to Brownwood and back to Eisenhower with at least 1/4 charge remaining. That's 42 miles with at least 14 miles remaining. People south of 44 can drive to Lake Sumter Landing and back with no concern in a modern EV cart.
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Sounds like you are a responsible electric cart owner who realizes the range of your cart and acts accordingly. Unfortunately, not everyone is like you. I recently spoke with an employee of one of the golf cart rescue services and learned that their number of rescue calls has exploded along with the overall increase in electric cart usage in the Villages. They are either going to have to increase rates for everyone or begin charging different rates for electric and gas carts because of the significantly higher number of rescue calls per electric cart customer. I was told many people have a false sense of security regarding their carts range because they have newer technology lithium batteries and fail to keep their carts adequately charged. As an owner of gas golf carts, I hope they opt for tiered pricing rather than increasing rates for all types of golf carts.