The EZGO and Club Cars are manufactured in the US they're reliable and have been around forever. The lithium battery will allow for several rounds on a golf course before the battery needs recharging, and I'm talking about an 18 hole golf course not an executive. If you purchase a relatively new
EZGO from the dealer, it comes with an extended warranty.
I believe the Star is manufactured in China. It's popular because it's relatively inexpensive compared to the Club or EZGO.

We are going to do the same thing, have a Yamaha Quiet Tech two-seater for golf and looking at the Evolution D5 Ranger 4, four-seater facing forward for when we get company, They run just under 10K.

We bought a used 2017 atomic carts 3 years ago. Love it! Love the doors ( no problem with playing golf) love the Window wipers, heat and ac. Had to get an upgraded battery, but love the cart ! You can go for a test drive at atomic cool carts (next to Sparr) on 44. We got a great price too.

If you are looking for a lower cost alternative, I purchased a great used electric Star cart and swapped in Lithium batteries myself. Almost 5 years now and still running great.

You should check out the Custom Drive cart. It is manufactured in Texas. Very comfortable seats and 210ah lithium battery. Cart comes with lots of bells and whistles plus a low price.

We have an evolution. Love it.

Thank You Sir

EZ-GO Elite owner here
USA company excellent cart

Don't buy any cart expecting these ranges.

60ah has a range of less than 20 miles, regardless of the brand.
120ah will get you into the low 40's
180ah will get you into the low 60's
205ah will get you into the low 70's

These numbers are real world numbers, not the numbers in the brochure or provided by the salesman.

Just like EZ-GO (and Evolution), Atlas carts are built and assembled at a US facility, but the majority of the components are from overseas.

ALL lithium golf cart batteries are now LifeP04 (much safer), and ALL come from overseas (China, Korea, etc).

may want to consider Evolution
 

We compared gas and electric carts before buying a new Evolution from Botero Carts. If you are big on customer service and it being close, I would suggest The Villages carts. They have customer service down to a science, but you pay a lot more. Botero sales folks are not as helpful, so know what questions to ask before you go. They were very busy when we were there and talked really fast. Research online and decide what your personal needs and wants are before going.

The Villages carts offered a brand new 2024 cart for 16K. This was a 2-seater Yamaha that did not have a lot of power. They said it could be programmed for more power once we agreed to purchase (not knowing how much power turned us off). It also included upgraded seats and the color paint we wanted along with the rain enclosure. Even though it was a quiet tech it was loud and smelly.

Botero offered a brand new 2025 cart for 14K. This is an Evolution 4 forward seat cart with lots of power. We had the seats changed and the height of the cart lowered. It has a many more features including a tablet touch screen for the driver with car play and speakers. The battery was updated to 205ah lithium as well. We do have to add an extra $1500 for the rain enclosure. The down sides for us are the height is still high, and the seats are nice but, not as nice as our 2019 EZ GO. The golf bag holder is designed to cause the clubs to tilt out away from the cart, which my husband does not care for.

Just like choosing a house it is all about personal preference and what is important to you. No cart will be perfect, but with research and comparison you will be thrilled!

EZGO RXV Elite has amazing efficiency...About 90W per mile.

What type of rain enclosure????

Just be sure to get the standard height if you want to go through all the tunnels. Some of the higher carts are so high that they cannot use all the tunnels.

We have an ezgo elite 4 seater only about 10 inches longer than our Yamaha gas cart. Can be parked in the same area as the Yamaha. Only problem is the roof is to tall for the Saddlebrook tunnel. I lowered the roof and showed it to the Spanish Springs Villages golf store. Don't know if they have remedied the fix with the manufacturer. we can park the carts one behind the other in the garage.

How is that?

Initial price is similar. Yearly oil changes aren't needed for electric. Belt changes aren't needed for electric. Air filter changes aren't needed for electric. Brake work is needed much less frequently or not at all for electric. Fuel costs are about 1/6 for electric. Starter battery replacements aren't needed for electric. So where is the extra cost in the long run?

And to the common argument about replacing lithium batteries..... No one knows when a lithium battery might need to be replaced, at least no one has reported replacing theirs. The cost of lithium batteries is coming down, while their range is going up, so the replacement price, if EVER needed, might be similar to the replacement price of a gasoline engine. So where is the extra cost in the long run?

Thank You
My 19 EZ-GO doesn't even have brakes
I had to replace a solenoid ($35) and that's it
20K miles and I swear, there's no range degradation that I can tell