[Canabarrybarb]

Thanks Elevatorman, glad to know that the real costs of charging an electric cart are more like $8/month than the $21 quoted in the message about The Villages Golf Cart Store. A similar infomercial appeared in the latest HOA newsletter.
This information was given to me by `The Villages Golf Car Store`

Average Monthly costs to operate

Electric (based on 10 Miles per day)

2.5 KWH to charge ( for new batteries) 0.29
10 KWH to charge ( for old Batteries) 1.13
Average cost per month for electric 21.30
Battery replacement (3 yrs=$816.00) 22.67
Difference in resale value 1.39
Annual Maintenance 4.17

Total monthly cost to operate an Electric Cart 49.53

Gas
Based on 10 miles per day average
40 mpg @ 4.00 Per gallon 30.00
Battery 6 years=80 0.11
Annual Maintenace 5.39

Total cost to operate a Gas Cart 35.50

Replacing the batteries every 3 years is not a valid number either. And at least one respected brand of electric cart has no dealer service requirements taking the maintenance costs down to zero.

I suspect that there is a profit motive for putting forward such a misleading comparison.