Electric golf cart charging places

[jennaber188@aol.com]

Looking for info on places to charge a golf cart. We are planning a long day of site seeing and want to make sure we can plug in if needed. Can anyone suggest locations? Thanks in advance.

[Battlebasset]

Looking for info on places to charge a golf cart. We are planning a long day of site seeing and want to make sure we can plug in if needed. Can anyone suggest locations? Thanks in advance.

I'm not aware of any. If you bought the cart from Villages Golf Carts maybe they would let you plug in if needed? Another thought - Swap carts for the day with a neighbor that has a gas cart.

[villagetinker]

AH, you have just hit the major reason I will not own an electric cart. I have never seen any public charging facilities for these. Having stated this, I have no idea if some of the new electric car charging facilities would have options for electric golf carts, or if you be able to get to them legally. I like the suggestion of borrowing or renting a gas cart for your extended trip, most if not all of these have a 200+ mile range on a full tank of gas.

[REDCART]

We’ve only owned one electric cart in 13 years and it’s an E-z-Go. So I admit my knowledge and experience is somewhat limited. The charger with attached cable appears to be unique to E-Z-Go and would not fit another brand of cart. If this is still true you’d have to carry the charger around with you and hang out for several hours while charging. Doesn’t sound practical.

[n8xwb]

Even talking about looking for a charging station for your golf cart is silly. (Please don't be offended!). There is no such animal as a rapid charger for golf carts. A typical cart might have say a 40 mile range. Then you have to charge it perhaps 8 or 10 hours for another 40 miles. So would you really consider hanging around a charger for an hour to get maybe 4 or 5 miles more range? I wouldn't!

[Bill14564]

I've gone 42 miles in my new EZ Go with some room to spare. This meant driving from Brownwood to Savannah Center to the Historic Side to Spanish Springs to Sawgrass to Edna's and back. That's a lot of sightseeing for one day.

If I wanted to charge on the road I would need to carry my charger with its special connector. But even if I had it with me I don't know of any publicly-accessible 110V outlets to use.

[Bill14564]

Even talking about looking for a charging station for your golf cart is silly. (Please don't be offended!). There is no such animal as a rapid charger for golf carts. A typical cart might have say a 40 mile range. Then you have to charge it perhaps 8 or 10 hours for another 40 miles. So would you really consider hanging around a charger for an hour to get maybe 4 or 5 miles more range? I wouldn't!

Mine gets over 50 miles from a full charge. 42 miles of driving took about 6hours to recharge or about 7 mile per hour of being plugged in. Edna's, Sawgrass, Everglades, and Lake Sumter are all about 7 miles from home. I could easily consider spending an hour at any of them to recharge enough to get home. But, I don't believe power is available today.

[Keefelane66]

We had someone at our mail station Pennycamp charging their cart until someone took their extension cord.

[UpNorth]

Unless you plan on driving more than 60 miles a day, you should have no problem. You might get tired just driving 30 miles a day.

[JoMar]

I guess the question is what you mean by long day of sightseeing? We have two electric carts and going 40 miles on a charge is not an issue...that of course is all dependent on what kind of batteries you have, how old the cart is and if renting, from who? Our carts have built in chargers so only need is to carry the cord and they can be plugged in anywhere. I agree that is probably not what I would plan on doing though. Gas has some advantages but for us, more disadvantages.

[dewilson58]

I would not recommend taking an extension cord and stealing electricity from random outlets. But that's jus me. :oops:

[ohioshooter]

The op didn’t say if their cart was lithium battery. If it is, I wouldn’t be concerned, if not you might have a problem

[tophcfa]

You could carry a gas generator on the back of your electric golf cart.

[Papa_lecki]

Watch Goldwingnut’s videos and get a subscription to the cart rescue guy.

There are no chagring stations. As mentioned before, you would need to plug in someplace public, but someone is paying for that electricity.

[DARFAP]

Lithium Ion batteries charge much faster.

[tophcfa]

Watch Goldwingnut’s videos and get a subscription to the cart rescue guy.

Not a good solution to pushing the range of electric carts. That will end up increasing the cost of the rescue service for all subscribers including gas cart owners. Makes one wonder if the cart rescue service will start risk pricing customers and charge more for electric cart owners and within electric carts charge more for electric carts with older batteries or old battery technology?

[MrChip72]

Everglades rec center has a handful of public charging outlets. I'm assuming that Ezell and others in the newer areas would too.

[JTLoehnert]

BJ’s has charging stations

[Lyarham]

Looking for info on places to charge a golf cart. We are planning a long day of site seeing and want to make sure we can plug in if needed. Can anyone suggest locations? Thanks in advance.

Take your car. I wouldn’t ride that far in any golf cart

[Papa_lecki]

Amazon has golf cart solar panels

Sorry! Something went wrong! (https://www.amazon.com/Golf-Cart-Solar-Panel/s?k=Golf+Cart+Solar+Panel)

Has anyone tried these? Might be a solution.

[bowlingal]

Isn't it Pennecamp?

[Steban]

So would you really consider hanging around a charger for an hour to get maybe 4 or 5 miles more range? I wouldn't!

If the batteries were low, yes. If the charger were at a store or restaurant, absolutely.

This is an opportunity for a a business to set up pay as you go charging and parking. If you build it, they will come.

[CSB1228]

Outback near Spanish Springs have chargers behind the restaurant. Pretty sure they're still there.

[dhdallas]

Looking for info on places to charge a golf cart. We are planning a long day of site seeing and want to make sure we can plug in if needed. Can anyone suggest locations? Thanks in advance.

How far are you going? I have a 24 year old Club Car with 4 LiFePO4 12v batteries and can go from the bottom of TV to Lady Lake and back again without needing a recharge. I still get a kick out of all the gas carts I see broken down by the side of the paths but have never seen an electric one that ran out of juice. Gas carts are ridiculous in this day and age. All those parts that need service and can cause break-downs. What a pain having to go to the gas station or storing gas in your garage. Forget "range anxiety", you can go all day without worry.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/members/dhdallas-118996/albums/1999-club-car-electic/10055-1999-electric-club-car.jpg

[talonip]

I can go all day on a charge. Anywhere in the villages and still have a lot of charge.

[Rwirish]

And this is why you don’t buy an electric golf cart.

[Nanettek3]

I love having an electric cart, can’t stand the smell if gas. You can go pretty far on a full charge. But we have brought our portable charger with us. Once in Spanish Springs, we were getting low, we asked a retailer who had an outlet out back if we could plug in, they said of course sure no problem. We even offered them a few dollars but they wouldn’t have it.

A while ago there was talk of The Villages putting in multiple charging station…. Would be nice to see that come through.

[sowilts]

I have an EZGO and have traveled 60 miles on a charge. Still was in the green so had a few miles to spare. That’s far enough for me. 😎

[Rodneysblue]

Looking for info on places to charge a golf cart. We are planning a long day of site seeing and want to make sure we can plug in if needed. Can anyone suggest locations? Thanks in advance.
BJ’s Spanish Springs

[rsmurano]

Battery carts are old technology and wouldn’t touch those. Gas is the way to go. I can bring a gallon of gas with me and fill my gas tank in a couple of mins, faster than an electric cart to unravel their power cord after finding a place to plus it in (good luck) and then spending hours charging it.
Do people actually think that an electric cart won’t break down? Most of a golf cart have the same type of pieces: axles, tires, ignition, etc…
Why aren’t lithium battery owners bringing up the big issue and that is before 8 years of use, you know I’ll be throwing away the lithium batteries (toxic waste) and buying new batteries that can cost $2,000-$4000 depending on size. My gas cart, can get rebuilt for a few hundred $$$ and run like new again.
I can’t stand the smell of an electric cart!

[TomSpasm]

I went thru a spell where my electric cart wasn't going far on a charge (once in 11 years), and asked the maintenance shed at Belle Glade if I could charge my cart there while I ate lunch, and they said no problem. I would call ahead if you know where you might eat a meal. I did bring my own charger. And no, that didn't completely recharge my cart, but it helped me get home.

Just for the record, I have yet to see a gas cart that I would trade my 15 year old electric cart for straight up. My cart is quicker and more responsive than any gas cart, and it has never stunk up a tunnel.

[maistocars]

Only your house.......

[Rodneysblue]

How far are you going? I have a 24 year old Club Car with 4 LiFePO4 12v batteries and can go from the bottom of TV to Lady Lake and back again without needing a recharge. I still get a kick out of all the gas carts I see broken down by the side of the paths but have never seen an electric one that ran out of juice. Gas carts are ridiculous in this day and age. All those parts that need service and can cause break-downs. What a pain having to go to the gas station or storing gas in your garage. Forget "range anxiety", you can go all day without worry.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/members/dhdallas-118996/albums/1999-club-car-electic/10055-1999-electric-club-car.jpg

I just stopped and helped a guy with his electric cart between Spanish and Sumter two weeks ago. I carry tools and a tow strap in my cart. He did have any idea as to what was wrong. I looked it over and saw a loose wire on one of his batteries. Tighten it up and he was in his way.

[OhioBuckeye]

That’s funny that someone said they didn’t know where any charging stations in TV, except maybe Golf Cart dealers. Don’t want to get off the subject but we drive from Texas to Ohio 2 or 3 times a yr. & I’ve never seen a auto charging station for EV’s in that 1,065 Mille trip. I’m a little surprised that TV haven’t gotten any charging station put in for a small fee.

[mrf0151]

Everglades rec center has a handful of public charging outlets. I'm assuming that Ezell and others in the newer areas would too.
If my electric cart is dead in Brownwood, how do I get the electricity to me? If my gas cart is out of gas, that we can go fetch.

[charmed59]

My old neighborhood back in California has taken to building solar panels over all the school parking lots. The solar panels generate enough electricity to power the school, and supply charging stations for electric vehicles. Just like the little rent a bike and scooter programs you see around the world, you use credit cards or some sort of app to pay for charging your vehicle.

I’d love to see them test this model on some of our rec centers. Imagine parking in the shade in the midst of the summer. And having charging stations, for cars and carts would just add to the revenue.

[Bill14564]

If my electric cart is dead in Brownwood, how do I get the electricity to me? If my gas cart is out of gas, that we can go fetch.

- Don't push your luck so far that you run out of fuel in either cart

- Sign up with one of the cart aid businesses to carry your cart back to your home

- Buy a small generator and fetch that if your battery is discharged

- Ask nicely if a business will allow you to plug in an extension cord then fetch that

- But back to the first answer, don't push your luck

[mrf0151]

How far are you going? I have a 24 year old Club Car with 4 LiFePO4 12v batteries and can go from the bottom of TV to Lady Lake and back again without needing a recharge. I still get a kick out of all the gas carts I see broken down by the side of the paths but have never seen an electric one that ran out of juice. Gas carts are ridiculous in this day and age. All those parts that need service and can cause break-downs. What a pain having to go to the gas station or storing gas in your garage. Forget "range anxiety", you can go all day without worry.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/members/dhdallas-118996/albums/1999-club-car-electic/10055-1999-electric-club-car.jpg
Interesting cart for The Villages with no roof or side curtain protection from the sun and rain. Just short run local use no doubt. If this was all I was doing here in TV I might have the same. Each to their own.

[UpNorth]

If you know your electric cart and available range, you are just plain stupid if you run out of charge on a planned trip. Just plug it in overnight and start the day with a full charge.

[Bill14564]

That’s funny that someone said they didn’t know where any charging stations in TV, except maybe Golf Cart dealers. Don’t want to get off the subject but we drive from Texas to Ohio 2 or 3 times a yr. & I’ve never seen a auto charging station for EV’s in that 1,065 Mille trip. I’m a little surprised that TV haven’t gotten any charging station put in for a small fee.

You may have not seen the charging station or recognized them for what they are, but they are there.

Charging stations for electric carts would cause more problems than they would solve:
- Not enough stations for the carts that want to use them
- Carts staying too long at a charger - hogging the charger
- Charging stations taking away parking spots
- Carts simply using the charging stations as parking spots
- Once the infrastructure is put in to bill for charging it could easily be repurposed to bill for simply parking

And all of that to solve a problem that doesn't exist. Newer electric carts (and older ones too) can reach anyplace in the Villages now on a single charge. Cart aid businesses exist to carry the cart back to your home if it can't make it for some reason. If someone is afraid of buying electric then gas carts are still being sold. There doesn't seem to be a need for charging stations so why spend the money just to deal with the headaches?

[Janie123]

Not to mention, I almost got hit by an electric cart cuz I did not hear it coming… and he was driving way to close and too fast for pedestrians near by

[I'm Popeye!]

You could carry a gas generator on the back of your electric golf cart.

After that answer, you need to stop eating Olive Oil's bad spinach soup... :girlneener:

[Bill14564]

Not to mention, I almost got hit by an electric cart cuz I did not hear it coming… and he was driving way to close and too fast for pedestrians near by

??? Was he on the sidewalk? Were you not walking on the left to face oncoming traffic? Was he driving on the wrong side of the MMP or road?

[tophcfa]

Not to mention, I almost got hit by an electric cart cuz I did not hear it coming… and he was driving way to close and too fast for pedestrians near by

It’s a real problem with electric vehicles. My brother lost his eyesight and has almost been hit by electric vehicles more than once. People without one working sense rely on the other senses to compensate. Silent vehicles are very dangerous to them. Fortunately for my brother, he has an extremely well trained German Shepherd guide dog to help keep him safe from dangers he can’t see.

[Vermilion Villager]

Looking for info on places to charge a golf cart. We are planning a long day of site seeing and want to make sure we can plug in if needed. Can anyone suggest locations? Thanks in advance.

Do you have a Lithium or lead acid? I can go about 70 miles on a charge going 24mph with my Lithium.... That is the total north-south length of TV and back again. There is a video online of someone doing this. If I back it off to 20mph I could get the 80 miles advertised. You realize at 20mph you'd be driving for almost 4 hours....non stop.

[Crazyladycruz]

Look for them app for your phone to locate charging stations near you.

[craiglittler]

Looking for info on places to charge a golf cart. We are planning a long day of site seeing and want to make sure we can plug in if needed. Can anyone suggest locations? Thanks in advance.

We shipped our electric golf cart out here from California and sold it within two months and bought a gas cart. Trust me, you don't want an electric cart in the Villages if you plan to travel distances. You might as well be running on fossil fuel because electric requires fossil fuel to build, charge and dispose of.

[JMintzer]

After that answer, you need to stop eating Olive Oil's bad spinach soup... :girlneener:

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[Bill14564]

We shipped our electric golf cart out here from California and sold it within two months and bought a gas cart. Trust me, you don't want an electric cart in the Villages if you plan to travel distances. You might as well be running on fossil fuel because electric requires fossil fuel to build, charge and dispose of.

Do gas carts not require fossil fuel to build, run, and dispose of?

My electric cart costs one sixth what my gas cart costs to run, does that mean it uses one sixth the fossil fuel? My electric cart also uses zero engine oil and zero rubber belts which seems like a savings. My electric cart generates zero emissions, that has to be good.

When I tried to see how far I could go on a single charge I got bored after four hours and before I used 3/4 of the charge. Perhaps you travel more than 45 miles on your trips.

[MDFlyer]

Lithium Ion batteries charge much faster.
I converted my GEM car to lithium batteries and have gone over 80 miles with a good reserve. Charges back up in about 1/2 the time of gel or gm batteries. Lithium batteries also last for up to 10 years consistently.

[kkingston57]

Looking for info on places to charge a golf cart. We are planning a long day of site seeing and want to make sure we can plug in if needed. Can anyone suggest locations? Thanks in advance.

None that I am aware of. If I had a long day of sight seeing, would not use a cart. This past Saturday huge thunder storms were prevalent and formed very fast. Getting hot now and can see more in an air conditioned car and cover a lot more area.

[hmaynard129]

Everglades rec center has a handful of public charging outlets. I'm assuming that Ezell and others in the newer areas would too.
Good to know thanks 😊

[Jhnidy]

Battery carts are old technology and wouldn’t touch those. Gas is the way to go. I can bring a gallon of gas with me and fill my gas tank in a couple of mins, faster than an electric cart to unravel their power cord after finding a place to plus it in (good luck) and then spending hours charging it.
Do people actually think that an electric cart won’t break down? Most of a golf cart have the same type of pieces: axles, tires, ignition, etc…
Why aren’t lithium battery owners bringing up the big issue and that is before 8 years of use, you know I’ll be throwing away the lithium batteries (toxic waste) and buying new batteries that can cost $2,000-$4000 depending on size. My gas cart, can get rebuilt for a few hundred $$$ and run like new again.
I can’t stand the smell of an electric cart!
You lost me at ignition.

[MDFlyer]

You lost me at ignition.
If it were not for smelly gas golf carts most of the repair shops would go out of business. I run lithium electric and since changing to lithium batteries about 12 years ago I have never broken down and I get close to 100 miles or more per charge. Another thing is the weight is about 1/3 of the conventional batteries and less than a smelly gas golf cart.

[Garywt]

Take your car. I wouldn’t ride that far in any golf cart

That is too bad.

[Garywt]

That is what your garage is for, sorry. The main reason to get gas as there are plenty of gas stations around. You might want to signup for kart aide so they can tow you home if the battery dies. Long rides are the best, easy to put 100 miles on in a day. It takes me about an hour and 45 minutes to get from my house to Fenney. Then with stops at Edna’s and Sawgrass, getting me over to Morse. Morse up to Spanish Springs with a trip on Moyer Loop and a stop for food and shopping. Next over the Spanish Springs bridge with a loop around the neighborhood and then over to BJs, Lowes and Walmart and the back home. After all that we venture back out to a square for som music. Great times.

[Packer Fan]

Do gas carts not require fossil fuel to build, run, and dispose of?

My electric cart costs one sixth what my gas cart costs to run, does that mean it uses one sixth the fossil fuel? My electric cart also uses zero engine oil and zero rubber belts which seems like a savings. My electric cart generates zero emissions, that has to be good.

When I tried to see how far I could go on a single charge I got bored after four hours and before I used 3/4 of the charge. Perhaps you travel more than 45 miles on your trips.

Very interested- what kind of Cart do you have and do you have Lithium batteries?

[Bill14564]

Very interested- what kind of Cart do you have and do you have Lithium batteries?

New EZGO two-seater with lithium batteries.

42 miles had charge left but I was tired of being in the cart.
15 miles consistently hits 3/4 charge remaining.

[MrChip72]

If my electric cart is dead in Brownwood, how do I get the electricity to me? If my gas cart is out of gas, that we can go fetch.

I don't own an electric cart, ours is a Yamaha gas cart, but if I did I was sure as heck have a tow strap on board. I recently borrowed an electric for 4 days when we needed an extra cart for visitors and it had a solar panel roof that allowed us to only charge the cart once by extension card and we travelled plenty on those 4 days. It wasn't perfect, but it exceeded expectations.

[UpNorth]

If my electric cart is dead in Brownwood, how do I get the electricity to me? If my gas cart is out of gas, that we can go fetch.

By the time it takes for you to fetch your gallon of gas, my cart is back in my garage through Kart Aide. Would not happen anyway, since I am always aware of how much charge I have and how far I can go.

[JMintzer]

By the time it takes for you to fetch your gallon of gas, my cart is back in my garage through Kart Aide. Would not happen anyway, since I am always aware of how much charge I have and how far I can go.

Kart Aid can bring you that gallon of gas, negating the need to be towed home...

[tophcfa]

Kart Aid can bring you that gallon of gas, negating the need to be towed home...

Please don't encourage people to irresponsibly push the range of their carts, gas or electric. It will increase the annual membership fee to Kart Aid for people who want the service for true emergencies.

[JMintzer]

Please don't encourage people to irresponsibly push the range of their carts, gas or electric. It will increase the annual membership fee to Kart Aid for people who want the service for true emergencies.

Where did I do any such thing? I was simply commenting to the poster who thought it was simple to have his cart towed if he ran out of juice...

[dewilson58]

Everglades rec center has a handful of public charging outlets. I'm assuming that Ezell and others in the newer areas would too.

Did not see the signage regarding Public outlets......Where??

Great place to park a RV.

[MrChip72]

Did not see the signage regarding Public outlets......Where??

Great place to park a RV.

If you don't own an electric, why are you concerned about signage?

[dewilson58]

If you don't own an electric, why are you concerned about signage?

So I kno where to charge my tooth brush.

:ohdear:

[Bill14564]

If you don't own an electric, why are you concerned about signage?

I do own an electric cart. I didn't see the signage at Everglades either. Where at Everglades are the public outlets you mentioned?

[MDFlyer]

So I kno where to charge my tooth brush.

:ohdear:
Maybe you do not know how to find charging stations. We would all be better off without the smelly gas golf carts.

[tophcfa]

I do own an electric cart. I didn't see the signage at Everglades either. Where at Everglades are the public outlets you mentioned?

Next to the place that gives out free gas to carts with almost empty tanks.

[MrChip72]

I do own an electric cart. I didn't see the signage at Everglades either. Where at Everglades are the public outlets you mentioned?

Adjacent to the sports pool.

[Battlebasset]

Maybe you do not know how to find charging stations. We would all be better off without the smelly gas golf carts.

I'm a bit surprised about the attitude in the Villages of "electric vs gas" golf carts. When I made my decision to buy a golf cart it was based on the availability and what I thought I would be doing with it. My wife in particular didn't like the exhaust smell, so we went with a lithium ion cart. But that had nothing to do with any disdain for gas golf carts. It just worked best for me and my usage.

If it was a choice between lead cell battery cart and gas, it's hands-down gas. Not because I look down on lead cell, but the need to replace/maintain the batteries, along with lead cell power degradation over time wasn't something I wanted to deal with.

I would imagine many of the gas cart owners bought their carts more than a few years ago, before lithium ion carts were more common, and might decide to purchase one the next time around. But if their current gas cart is running fine, why dump it just for the latest/greatest?

I already told my wife that if we go down to one car, I will be getting a gas cart to replace it, so we have one electric and one gas depending on where/how far we need to go. All about buying the best tool for the job.

[dewilson58]

Everglades rec center has a handful of public charging outlets. I'm assuming that Ezell and others in the newer areas would too.

Fake News.

Talked to John Rohan, Director.................he confirmed there are no Public Charging Outlets at the Rec Centers.

[dewilson58]

I do own an electric cart. I didn't see the signage at Everglades either. Where at Everglades are the public outlets you mentioned?

It was jus a fake news post.

Charge-up before you leave home.

:thumbup:

[Bill14564]

It was jus a fake news post.

Charge-up before you leave home.

:thumbup:

Thanks.

I can't imagine a ride so long that I won't have enough charge to get back home. 42 miles covered a lot of area and took over three hours of driving - I don't want to be sitting in a golf cart longer than that.

I figured it was fake news but wanted to get a location so I could check the next time I'm down there. This will save me a few minutes of needless searching.

[twoplanekid]

Thanks.

I can't imagine a ride so long that I won't have enough charge to get back home. 42 miles covered a lot of area and took over three hours of driving - I don't want to be sitting in a golf cart longer than that.

I figured it was fake news but wanted to get a location so I could check the next time I'm down there. This will save me a few minutes of needless searching.

I have put over 5,000 miles on my electric cart will no problems with range as I can go 50~60 mile with a full charge. Most of the time, I charge it overnight every third day to be safe.

[MrChip72]

Fake News.

Talked to John Rohan, Director.................he confirmed there are no Public Charging Outlets at the Rec Centers.

Well there's certainly outdoor outlets there that people are utilizing on a daily basis. I suppose I was mistaken in assuming that they were meant to be public charging outlets, but the outlets are there and being used, so not quite "fake news".Feel free to go look for yourself across from the sports pool.

I'm sure that some of the people using them don't realize that they're not public charging outlets when they see other carts using them.

[Bilyclub]

There now will be signs posted that cost a couple of thousand dollars proclaiming that the outside electrical outlets at the Everglades Rec Center are not for public use. What happened to common sense?

[MrChip72]

There now will signs posted that cost a couple of thousand dollars proclaiming that the outside electrical outlets at the Everglades Rec Center are not for public use. What happened to common sense?

There's plenty of things you can get for free at a Rec Center. Ice, water, stationary, pens, sometimes the Villages Sun. Even flushing a toilet in the rec center supposedly uses 1.5 cents worth of potable water.

I can't believe how uppity some people can get if it's 5-10 cents worth of electricity someone is using to charge their golf cart since that's somehow supporting all the "woke people" that own electric carts.

I know you're joking about the signage, but hopefully no one gets any ideas over it.

[Bill14564]

Well there's certainly outdoor outlets there that people are utilizing on a daily basis. I suppose I was mistaken in assuming that they were meant to be public charging outlets, but the outlets are there and being used, so not quite "fake news".Feel free to go look for yourself across from the sports pool.

I'm sure that some of the people using them don't realize that they're not public charging outlets when they see other carts using them.

Saw them last night. They certainly are located to make it easy for a vehicle in a parking spot to connect plug in a 110V extension cord. That might not be what they were intended for but that's the appearance they give.

[MorTech]

Typically, a golf cart charges at about 9 cents per hour at SECO rates.