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Old 12-26-2014, 01:29 PM
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We rented for month, the place came with Star EV cart around 2010 model. Rode & steered nice, had good power and pickup. Had high low switch on the dash I thought was for the head lights, Wrong! Was high low gear switch. In low it ran right at 19 MPH, hit the switch to high and it was like cart had another gear. It had regen. braking when I let off the go pedal you could here and feel the regen braking slowing down the cart. filling the batteries was easy, put the water tank on top, hook the hose up and it automatically filled each battery. Also had dash mounted battery gauge which was LED not old style needle with the green, charge area that was hard to read. Compared to my older club car elect. all features were better.

No comment on par cars except for the high center of gravity with the 12" wheels. I would be careful when going around corners with that cart. But that's me. See lots of them on the golf courses and going to and from.