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Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe
Excellent post, thoroughly explains the primary differences and pros/cons of the last 15 years of Yamaha models.
Concerns about our climate and environment are more reason to shy away from newer (id est - Lithium) carts is the incredible damage they wreak upon the environment.
Firstly, you have to have all those coal burning power plants to recharge the "clean" vehicles.
Then when the lithium carts reach the end of their lifespan, you have to dispose of these incredibly toxic, heavy metal leaching batteries. Imagine what's going to happen to your grandchildren's water supply! We are not even talking about the coal-burning, air-killing electricity required to keep electric carts "fueled!"
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FYI Lithium is not a heavy metal but is a light alkali metal. Yes, batteries may also contain nickel, cobalt or iron - all are first row transition metals, not heavy metals. However, the lead in lead acid batteries found in all gasoline driven carts is a heavy metal. Both types of batteries can be recycled. In recent years,Tesla has done a lot to drive the recycling of lithium batteries. As the market for lithium batteries expands, this will only get better.
Also, while coal fired power plants have pollution abatement equipment, they are being replaced by natural gas plants for a variety of reasons including costs.