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Originally Posted by BrianL99
I have a 210 Amp Electric (which is as large as generally available).
I couldn't come close to making the trip as described, unless maybe if I drove the cart at 5 MPH. There's not a human alive, who could stand to drive a golf cart from OB to Southern Oaks, at 5 mph.
OBH to Southern Oaks is 16 miles each way + 7 miles to play a round of golf. At a cruising speed of 20 mph to get there and back, I'd be sweating out the ride home. I'd sure as hell not have enough charge to include a side trip to Brownwood and still have almost 50% charge left, when I got home.
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I live as far north and east as you can get in The Villages - In Phillips Villas just off hwy 42 near the VA. Until recently, I had a Yamaha Drive 2. I recently got an Evolution D5 Ranger with 4 forward facing seats. With a 205ah battery I can go to Southern Oaks (21 mile trip), play golf, and after getting home I have 25% battery left. Battery drain is fairly consistent at 7 miles per 10% of battery with a cruising speed of 24. Allowing for never going below 10% charge, my max range is in the 60-65 mile range.
Folks saying they can go 60 miles on a 100ah battery seems far fetched. I don't care how well engineered the cart is. My guess is that their speedometer is not set correctly and is not showing the correct mileage. I agree with the poster that offered $100 to see it done in real life - I would come to watch and document - as an engineer, I don't think it's possible.