[Bay Kid]

Why can't Yamaha make a good battery cart? I asked the salesman about their carts and he said that Yamaha doesn't make a good battery cart for distance. Why? Other cart brands get + 50 mile run time.

[Topspinmo]

Maybe the others are pulling you’re leg?

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

Why can't Yamaha make a good battery cart? I asked the salesman about their carts and he said that Yamaha doesn't make a good battery cart for distance. Why? Other cart brands get + 50 hour run time.

50 hour run time? I get a 50+ mile range with my EZgo but that's around four hours of run time.

[village dreamer]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

Why can't Yamaha make a good battery cart? I asked the salesman about their carts and he said that Yamaha doesn't make a good battery cart for distance. Why? Other cart brands get + 50 hour run time.

my camry that gets 600 miles per tank wont run more than 12 hours on one tank ??? 50 hours.......

[Keefelane66]

Originally Posted by village dreamer

my camry that gets 600 miles per tank wont run more than 12 hours on one tank ??? 50 hours.......

More like 50 miles, but who would want to drive 50 miles in a gas or electric cart?

[biker1]

I assume you are referring to their lithium-ion carts. If so, they do come with a relatively small lithium-ion battery when compared to some other brands. One possible reason is they are primarily marketed to golf courses where you only need enough range for 2 rounds of golf before recharging.

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

Why can't Yamaha make a good battery cart? I asked the salesman about their carts and he said that Yamaha doesn't make a good battery cart for distance. Why? Other cart brands get + 50 hour run time.

[shaw8700@outlook.com]

But the range goes down every time you use it.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

Why can't Yamaha make a good battery cart? I asked the salesman about their carts and he said that Yamaha doesn't make a good battery cart for distance. Why? Other cart brands get + 50 hour run time.

Perhaps they are being smart and are letting their competitors hang themselves chasing the electric market and competing amongst themselves while they continue to crank out the best gas carts available?

[MorTech]

You would think Yamaha would offer a 160/210ah battery in their PTV versions. It would probably be extremely profitable like EZGO Elite models.

[Nova Filtration]

Take a look at the Evolution, priced way better with great standard features

[rsmurano]

I agree, let the EV gang hang themselves. I wouldn’t own one nor an EV car. Too expensive, too expensive for the long run (how much to replace the lithium battery in 8 years?), and mileage isn’t all that great in the winter months. I picked up an electric loaner while I needed an oil change, and belt replacement and the charge dial went down over 1/2 just going 16 miles. Newer cart, battery was 3/4 full, and I was worried I wouldn’t make it back to the shop.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Keefelane66

More like 50 miles, but who would want to drive 50 miles in a gas or electric cart?

Someone who lives in Moultrie Creek and wants to play Lopez??????

[txfan]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Maybe the others are pulling you’re leg?

They are not. Maybe closed-minded people who don't recognize technology advancements think gas-power is the only transportation option for life.

[Dusty_Star]

Originally Posted by txfan

They are not. Maybe closed-minded people who don't recognize technology advancements think gas-power is the only transportation option for life.

Resorting to ad hominem usually means your logical argument is weak.

[Fastskiguy]

Originally Posted by rsmurano

I agree, let the EV gang hang themselves. I wouldn’t own one nor an EV car. Too expensive, too expensive for the long run (how much to replace the lithium battery in 8 years?), and mileage isn’t all that great in the winter months.

It's a free country and you can drive what you want but none of these things are true about EVs. The reality if that you have a full tank every morning with 250+ miles of range. On a trip you bang out 200 miles, take a pit stop, and you're ready for another 3 hours of driving. Mine cost under 35K and the thing drives itself. It's a ridiculous improvement over my 2017 ICE vehicle. But there will be plenty of gas cars to drive for the next several decades, fossil fuels aren't going anywhere. The modern ICE car is a marvel of engineering, no doubt about that. I just wish they could get the efficiency a little higher.

I agree with the OP....if you can buy an EV that goes 250 miles and lasts for hundreds of thousands of miles for $35-40K, why does it cost $20K for an electric golf car? And why doesn't Yamaha make it?

Joe