[l2ridehd]

Well it is not true that electricity is free. And that is all I said. Sorry you resent that, but somehow I get an electric bill every month and it goes up and down based on the kw's used. When the charger is plugged in, it is using electricity and shows up in the bill. And unless you have some new way of getting it, it shows up in yours as well. As to the batteries, I am sure it must be based on how much you use the cart. It would be a good poll question to see what the average life is by a large sample of people. I hope your correct on that one.

And I like both carts. Take the gas cart if going for a long ride, golf, and might be out at night. But if just going to the store, town square, executive course, take the electric. Both have there place in the Villages.

[Bogie Shooter]

Give the new EZgo some consideration.

[tonycirocco]

Gas,,,,.

[duffertom]

I agree with an electric cart. Gas carts are to noisy and stink. We have an electric and would not trade it fo a gas. Besides we need to get away from gas.

[SteveFromNY]

This is always a fun topic every time it comes back up.
For me the decision was easy. I am concerned about range. I don't really care how many times I hear "I drove to the store, played a round of golf, got coffee and went home." My concern is for the day I did all of that, and then decide I want to drive to Wal-mart or Target or someplace else after that and I can't because the cart may not make it. I have often seen electric carts with dead batteries on the side of the path. It happens and no one can argue that it can't. You can get a meter, you can keep it charged, you can drive less. But it does happen. And yes, you can run out of gas, but all you need to do is raise the seat and see if there's gas. And generally I keep it pretty full as I'll stop for gas once a week and fill, sometimes for as much as $5 worth of gas.
I worry about wearing out flashlight batteries. It's my nature. I can't help it.
So for me, gas was the only answer. I like to light a cigar (talk about stinking the place up) and drive around. Sometimes for hours in a day. I find driving the cart a very relaxing activity. I tour the neighborhoods, drive along the paths next to the 466 & 466A, all over the place. Electric wouldn't cut it for me.

As to the maintenance, TV Golf Carts told me to bring the cart in once a year for $50 maintenance. I'll tell you next year if that worked out.

[schotzyb]

We have one of each;electric for the wife and gas for me. Don't like worrying if I will make it back to Polo Ridge from Cane Garden after playing 18 holes there. Even with good batteries (2-3 years old) fully charged it is a load on an electric to carry two 180-200 lb men and their golf bags(another 100-150 lbs) from Polo Ridge to Cane Garden; play 18 holes and make the return trip to Polo Ridge. My previous electric(EZ-GO) and the wife's Yamaha electric have both made this journey and both were needing juice badly by the time we got home.

[chacam]

Last year we went 3062 miles in our Club Car electric and, used 650 measured KWH to charge it, averaging approx 4.6 miles per KWH. (1 KWH = about a dime or so). So, it cost about $65 to charge our cart last year. Gas carts are more expensive to fuel but if you factor in the cost of replacement batteries, it is probably a wash.

Some recent ads are saying 60 miles to a charge. I don't know how they do that as there is only so much energy available in a set of batteries. Sounds like a bunch of bull to me. Maybe some new secret technology ! ! !

[SteveFromNY]

Originally Posted by chacam

Last year we went 3062 miles in our Club Car electric and, used 650 measured KWH to charge it, averaging approx 4.6 miles per KWH. (1 KWH = about a dime or so).

Chacam, at the risk of hijacking the thread, how did you measure the electric to only the golf cart? There are plenty of items in the house I'd like to know what they cost to keep running. Do you need some kind of special meter?
Thanks

[chacam]

I use a kill a watt available from SECO about $25

http://www.energyfederation.org/seco.../cPath/388_254

[movinsoon]

So how far do you go routinely go in an electric cart? If your house is 6 or 7 miles from the square can you drive there and back at night and not worry about running out of power?

[Ooper]

moovinsoon... absolutely... you could make that trip numerous times with no problem.

[mitchbr47]

We have an electric EZ Go 4 seater. It has a range of nearly 60 miles, but we don't push that limit. As stated my many is the smell of gas. Living in Hadley we have only one station near us on 466A. For awhile it was out of business but reopened. That could happen again. Plus they are pricier that others on 466. Also, I really didn't want to store a 5 gallon can of gas in the garage.
I could never could calculate the electrical cost per charge.

[SABRMnLgs]

Why I am always the dissenter here I don't know. Like others, I have had both and electric golf car and a gas golf car. I vote gas after a few experiences with the electric.
While driving the electric down BVB, I got passed by an elderly lady using a walker, that kind of cinched it for me. (FOTFLMAO).
Seriously, I used an electric for over a year. I thought it was great. Then when we moved, the guy threw in a gas cart for nada.
Had it for little over half a year and would not trade it ever again for an electric. Yes at first it took a bit of getting used to, but then I learned the trick about the ethyl gas and a better muffler and lo and behold, most of the "nasty" things went away.
Now all I gotta put up with is a person in front of me with an electric cart. And they won't pull over and let me pass.

[SteveFromNY]

Originally Posted by SABRMnLgs

Why I am always the dissenter here I don't know. Like others, I have had both and electric golf car and a gas golf car. I vote gas ..........
Yes at first it took a bit of getting used to, but then I learned the trick about the ethyl gas and a better muffler and lo and behold, most of the "nasty" things went away.

I have voted gas many times myself (in fact, every time I see this topic). What's the "trick with the ethyl gas"? What does it do? How do you do it?

[Ooper]

SABRMnLgs... Electric carts aren't all slow... Yes, you can fiddle with the governor on gas carts to exceed the 20 mph... but I also pass many gas carts with my electric. I can do 23-24 mph on the level. I could go faster if I put my bigger wheels on but that's fast enough for me. A close friend of mine also has an elec and I have trouble keeping up with him. This can be debated forever but it just comes down to personal preferences.