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Old 12-22-2010, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by ncr2482 View Post
Probably a wash...gas cart owners have to pay for their energy costs weekly to refill the tank. Electric cart owners pay for the electricity, then have to replace the batteries approx. every three years. It is a matter of personal preference. We have one electric, one gas cart and both of us prefer the gas cart because we don't ever suffer from the dreaded "battery anxiety syndrome".

A neighbor of one of our friends took the time to figure out the cost of operating both of their golf carts. Back when gas was $2.50 per gallon he figured it cost him $0.05 per mile for the gas cart and $0.02 per mile for the electricity for the electric cart. But as you mentioned the cost of new batteries maybe five years down the road will be around $600 or so and that pretty much balances things out.