[MaryMS]

We love our electric cart and get 100 miles per charge. Using the air conditioning or heat lowers the range a bit, but is well worth it. We love windshield wiper, electric windows and not dealing with wet canvas. Doors are not a problem when golfing. The only disadvantage is not having the canopy on the back to pull over golf clubs if it starts to rain.

[Normal]

Originally Posted by Vinscalese

Trying to decide on new cart. Really like the electric but have range anxiety! lol…. Not moved in yet so new and not sure how many miles people really go. Is 75 or so miles on the STAR enough do you think?

Keep in mind, that’s 37 miles, you may have to drive back from where you started? Also, that is with new batteries, not batteries that are a year or two old. It may be a better option as a backup cart? If you are a golfer, forget it.

[mikempp]

Buy gas you will never regret it.

[huge-pigeons]

When you 1st move here, you won’t know where the functions you want to attend and you won’t for a year or longer. When you move here, you know nothing about the 3000 clubs inside the villages, where you might be playing golf, archery, cards, pickleball, tennis, etc until you live here. We tried the 1 car 1 golf cart scenario and 1 of us was driving an hour or more 1 way in the golf cart to get to a function because your spouse is going in a different direction.
As for electric vs gas, range is only 1 item to look at when deciding. Look at the long term costs of replacing the lithium battery every so many years (thousands of $$$), disposing the hazardous waste lithium battery, compared to normal fairly cheap maintenance of the gas cart that is almost as quiet, gets 4x the range, and if happen to run out of gas, there are dozens of nearby gas stations to fill up, whereas there are 0 charging stations for electric

[DonRaleigh]

Originally Posted by Normal

Keep in mind, that’s 37 miles, you may have to drive back from where you started? Also, that is with new batteries, not batteries that are a year or two old. It may be a better option as a backup cart? If you are a golfer, forget it.

LOL
You’ll be within 25 miles of any course in the Villages. So, of course, 75 mile range is plenty.

[nn0wheremann]

Originally Posted by Vinscalese

Trying to decide on new cart. Really like the electric but have range anxiety! lol…. Not moved in yet so new and not sure how many miles people really go. Is 75 or so miles on the STAR enough do you think?

Down south probably. Up north definitely

[tophcfa]

How much range is necessary, that’s debatable. What’s not debatable is that there are zero range issues with a gas Yamaha starting out the day with at least a half full tank of gas.

[Normal]

Originally Posted by DonRaleigh

LOL
You’ll be within 25 miles of any course in the Villages. So, of course, 75 mile range is plenty.

LOL, as if batteries still hold a charge for that far after a couple years!

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Normal

LOL, as if batteries still hold a charge for that far after a couple years!

What makes you think they will not? I'm closing in on two years with no noticeable degradation; others have had lithium carts longer than that. What is your experience with lithium carts?

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

What makes you think they will not? I'm closing in on two years with no noticeable degradation; others have had lithium carts longer than that. What is your experience with lithium carts?

Normal is referring to the pre lithium technology, where the batteries ability to retain a charge (range) steadily declines over time, kind of like riding down a hill until you reach the bottom. Lithium batteries are different, they hold their charge very consistently over time, right up until they don’t. More like riding along on level ground and then going off a cliff.

I recently experienced that with a lithium battery that runs my electric tools. Last week it worked almost like new, now it doesn’t work at all.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Normal is referring to the pre lithium technology, where the batteries ability to retain a charge (range) steadily declines over time, kind of like riding down a hill until you reach the bottom. Lithium batteries are different, they hold their charge very consistently over time, right up until they don’t. More like riding along on level ground and then going off a cliff.

I recently experienced that with a lithium battery that runs my electric tools. Last week it worked almost like new, now it doesn’t work at all.

Fair enough, and I should be careful to note that my comments are about lithium-electric carts and not lead-acid carts.

[mkjelenbaas]

Originally Posted by Vinscalese

Trying to decide on new cart. Really like the electric but have range anxiety! lol…. Not moved in yet so new and not sure how many miles people really go. Is 75 or so miles on the STAR enough do you think?

Gas is the way to go as TV covers so much territory - WARNING - DO NOT BUY A CART FROM THE VILLAGES - they are the most costly and are also scammers when it comes to maintenance- check prices in Ocala and Webster!!

[Dlbonivich]

Originally Posted by Vinscalese

Trying to decide on new cart. Really like the electric but have range anxiety! lol…. Not moved in yet so new and not sure how many miles people really go. Is 75 or so miles on the STAR enough do you think?

We have a gas and electric, new gas cart is $20k new electric Evolution is $12k. The electric was upgraded to the larger batteries giving us a60 mile range. The batteries are warranted for 8 years. I can buy 2 electric carts for just about the cost of one gas. I took the chance. The gas is 2 seat the electric cart is a 4 seater.

[ILLINOIS RAY]

If you want Electric, you can find them always for sale as people find out they are not reliable and are limiting

[Lisanp@aol.com]

In over three years we have run out of charge one time. We were about two miles from home, late in the day and had literally been driving in the cart all day. We actually wanted to challenge the cart that day to see if we would make it home after a very long day. We waited about 20 minutes in a rec center where we played a game of pool for 24-hour cart club to come and bring us home. It was really no big deal and now we know our true range. I love electric and breath easy without the terrible gas fumes all day.