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Old 02-09-2013, 01:51 PM
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If your golf car is totally out of juice, would 1/2 hour charge really be enough to get you home?

Would people sit in their golf cars for the time they are charging, or do we need to provide a wait area? What if it is full up when you get there? Do you wait an our or so because you are say, third in line?

Would we have 'hoggers' who quickly figure out that if they use the charging station, they get the electric for free? Or do we have a meter to feed while we are charging?
We can't keep people from destroying the gates.... how do we assure that they will respect charging cables? Pretty expensive to replace trashed things regularly as it is.

What if you go dead and you are not near a charging station?

Why would you go out anywhere with barely a charge, anyway?

There is a company (as others have said) that will come to your aid when needed. They are very reliable and charge a modest yearly fee. That makes the most sense to me.

P.S. We have an electric cart. We get 50 miles to a charge. We know that because we tested it for ourselves.
50 miles is a long way. Chances are, you will not often do that in one fell swoop. You just gotta be reasonably diligent about charging at home.
Just like you have to be reasonably diligent about keeping gas in a vehicle.
It's not hard, and at our age we should have this down pat.