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Old 06-02-2024, 05:10 AM
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Yes, the number of Teslas in The Villages is impressive. There are 4 on my street of about 45 houses. There will soon be 5 as I am waiting for the Model Y refresh to become available. The Tesla Model Y is the best selling car in the world (gas or electric). I am typically not an early adopter of disruptive technologies. Lithium-ion powered golf carts and cars have now moved past the early adopter stage and into the mainstream. While I still like our gas Yamaha golf cart, our electric golf cart is superior in most ways. The only real advantage of our gas cart is the 250+ range vs. 60 mile range of our electric cart but that is essentially irrelevant for us since we never come close to 60 miles in a day. I suspect that new gas cart sales will essentially drop to less than a third within the next 5 years in The Villages.

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Originally Posted by MorTech View Post
TVGC has sold 1000s of lithium carts in TV over the last 8 years (There are also 1000s of Teslas in TV). Call TV Public Safety and ask them about lithium battery fires.

Last edited by biker1; 06-02-2024 at 06:03 AM.