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Originally Posted by PoolBrews
I was not demeaning you at all. Unless you physically have driven your cart 90 miles on a single charge then, by definition, you are blindly repeating what you were told by either the manufacturer or the salesman.
I was simply pointing out that range given by ALL manufacturers is a best case scenario under ideal conditions - none of which will ever be met by the consumer. The actual range is always less (and many times far less) than the stated range. I would prefer that folks post the actual range for a given percentage of charge they have obtained with their cart so others looking at the cart can make an educated decision.
When discussing range, you can't use a number that takes the battery down to 0%. Doing that will damage the battery over time. Lithiums are great, but do not like to ever be completely discharged. Most golf carts will have a safety feature built in where the top speed of the golf cart gets limited when a given % is reached. For most carts, this is set at 10%, and when the battery hits this, top speed will be reduced by 50% or more to both extend your range so you get home, and to warn you that you need to plug it in ASAP. Range prediction should always be predicated based on using a maximum of 90% of battery capacity.
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Agree, this is reality.
We have a 5 yo EZGO RXV with 28,000 mi on the odometer. No perceptible difference in range so far.
The charge meter drops roughly 1/4 for every 15 mi.
I start to get range anxiety when the charge meter drops below 1/4 which is around 45 mi. Never pushed it into limp mode.