Russ, you may be right about the volume at TVGC. Do you think the volume discount would apply to Yamaha or to Yamaha gas vs electric. I don't know how that would work. As I said, I have one of each for personal use and a gas Yamaha and a Club Car electric for the rentals. They all do well. Once there full time I may take on the ajbrown upgrade project for the Club Car. The Yamaha electric has the 8 6v batteries already and seems to go forever on a charge. Be nice to have the same configuration in the Club Car.

Next time I go into TVGC I am going to ask a sales person why they push gas over electric. And also ask for their cost to operate comparison. I have an old one someplace, but I am sure somethings have changed. It was fairly detailed and was a significant monthly cost difference.

the cost to operate I saw was less than .02 elec & .17 permile gas at $4 a gal

Fyi
 

If you go the electric cart route, might want to check out Gel Batteries, cost a little bit more, but last up to 8 years (NO maintenance), also very important tip if you go with regular batteries, always fill batteries AFTER you have fully charged cart...Info I'm passing on from Villages carts.

Only pros for each cart
 

GAS CARTS:

1. Less money over the long term.
2. No plug in at night.

ELECTRIC:

1. No smelly garage.
2. Quiet ride.