Electric Cart negitives
I currently own a 2007 Yahama Electric. There are two things that you need to be aware of when buying an electric cart. The first one, and not really a problem, is the fact that the older models (mine included) do slow down going up hill. We live in Ashland and travel to all parts of TV, (Havana, Lopez, etc) and don't really find this to be that big of an issue. I have heard that the new EZ Go carts have solved this problem, but I'm not willing to spend another $7000.00 - $9000.00 just so I can go up a hill a litter faster. Besides, the rest of the time we cruse at the legal speed of 19.9 mph and have no problems getting where we want to go. The other issue, and I think the more important one is battery maintenance. Last January we had 8 6 volts batteries installed. This has given us a range of about 65 + miles on a single charge. As I said before, we live in Ashland, and my brother has a house in the historic distric. We took a trip from Ashland to Orange Blossom, down Morse Blvd to Lake Sumter landing, Over to Havana, and back up Buena Vista to Ashland to see how the batteries would handle the load, and only used about 10 % of the battery. The critical issue however is to make sure the batteries remain fully charged. If you are going to be a seasonal resident, than you will want to have someone keep you cart charged while you are away. There are many house sitting services that will keep your cart charged for you (we use Sure Lock Homes Service). Anyway, good luck with your cart purchase and welcome to The Villages.
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