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Originally Posted by Blueblaze
"500 cycles" on lead/acid means compete discharge/recharge. Nobody does that. If they did, everyone would be replacing their batteries every year and a half, instead of every 3-6 years, depending on the quality they buy. Meanwhile, even a Tesla needs new lithium batteries every 10 years, for crazy amounts of money. And in the meantime you have to park a bomb in your garage for the convenience of 45min layovers every 3 hours, if you want to drive it to see your grandkids. Nobody's house ever burned down from charging the lead-acid battery in their golfcart. Can't say the same for Tesla's. Yes, it's a tiny risk, but if I was considering an electric cart, that fact would be a consideration.
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I already knew the information on battery cycles. We've come nowhere near the full duty cycle on our EV based on our driving habits, and it'll likely continue working well for years to come with very minimal degradation. In my home in NY, I also had a solar system, and dual battery because we were susceptible to frequent outages. It would largely charge during peak sunlight hours when we were not home and would discharge overnight, meaning that most of our power generation was the result of solar installed on our roof. Trust me, I'm familiar.
The point with Lead Acid is that they weigh more for the power they generate, LiFePO4 batteries are much lighter per amp hour generated. Nonetheless...
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Originally Posted by Blueblaze
I can't imagine why anyone would buy a pure EV car, but nothing about it has any bearing on golfcarts, beyond the economics and dangers of battery chemistry.
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And here is why. With the incentives that were/are being given for EVs brought down the costs for leasing those versus a petrol vehicle. Retailers want to get these off their lots, so they've cut costs, added incentives, and overall made it a decent financial proposition. I'll be the first to tell you that the infrastructure isn't remotely close to what is needed, so that vehicle is our around town car. Both for lease costs and per mile fuel costs on home charging, it is considerably less. It's not for everyone, and it won't do for long car journeys, so we keep our petrol vehicle and intend to for the foreseeable future, but having the EV reduces the mileage on our gas vehicle and thus lessens depreciation.
That's why it made sense. Your mileage may vary.