Recharging stations in the squares
 

Is there a place to get a quick charge in any of the squares?

Nope

Not at present time. Can you imagine how much this would be abused by people not removing cart promptly after charging so someone else could use it.

The only place I know of is Outback in Spanish Springs, they have a sigh out front.

Chair saving is nothing compared to the fuel fistfights that would ensue.

I stopped at the villages golf cart store once and they charged it for me. They were really nice about it.

Don't tell anyone I told you. Check out the Assisted Living Parking Lots. Many of them have charging stations. I'm sure it can be our secret here on TOTV, LOL!

Gasoline, best portable energy source known to mankind.

Better than "Mr. Fusion"????:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Sorry, that was a one off. Doesn't count

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I don't see why a number of credit card operated machines can't be placed in strategic places around the squares.

It they were made expensive enough so that people only used them in an emergency I don't think that people would be plugging in and leaving their carts there.

They could be set up in such a way that as long as your cart is plugged, you'd be getting charged by the minute. That way people wouldn't be leaving their carts plugged in any longer than necessary.

You stole that idea from Elon Musk !

I agree but the hackers would be at our door steps.

Why would you need a quick charge? Old Cart? Don't have an outlet in the garage? Prius?

I have no idea who or what Elon Musk is.

Huh? Hackers?

It's a new men's cologne ;-)

Elon Musk-makes the Tesla, great car -but it doesn't have enough range for an ordered evacuation and if the power is out after a major event you're toast

He is also the founder of SpaceX, a private space travel endeavor.

How long does it on average take to recharge a golf cart? We have a gas one.

If the power is out after a major event you can't pump gas either.

most electrics, in their second year and beyond on their batteries, lose enough capacity to surprise you when it suddenly takes a long time getting up hills.

No, but I can keep a 5 gallon plastic can in my garage and use it when needed. Can't keep an electric charge in a bottle. (Yes, I know about Leyden jars, but won't charge a golf cart)

Probably because we have so many people that do not live in the Villages coming to enjoy the Entertainment at the Squares as it is. Evem Katie Belles is now charging non residents for their entertainment....I personally PREFER charging stations be accessible to amenity paying residents only....!

If charging stations appear in the squares it won't be long until someone puts a rope across them to reserve for a friend.

If someone is not a resident of TV, it is highly unlikely they will arrive at a square in an electric cart.

Sure you can but how many people actually do? In The Villages, probably very few. And when your 5 gallons is gone and the electricity is still off you aren't going anywhere. Our society is totally dependent on electricity. Gasoline is a very convenient way of transporting energy because of it's enormous energy density (for example, with golf carts, it can be about 80x denser than lead-acid batteries, for a Tesla the numbers are much better: about 22x) but it's production and distribution are still dependent on electricity.

If the electricity is STILL out after driving 350 miles in my golf cart, we all have bigger problems than driving around TV

The original comment was about the range of a Tesla, not a golf cart, and presumably leaving The Villages after some sort of major event. Full disclosure: I don't own a Tesla or hybrid car and I have a gas golf cart.

Then they will have create another PSA to tell people that reserving the charging stations is prohibited ;-)

This thread has run out of gas.:agree:

Must be the older technology carts but none of the Squares is that far from anyplace in TV. I think the problem is they don't plug them in at night or watch their instruments. I'm in the second year with two electrics which is why this subject always amazes me. Running out of power is, as it is when a gas cart runs out of gas, usually a user error.

Why not put portable gas generator in trunk of the tesla? When it goes dead get out the portable gas gen. Fire her up and charge away:ohdear:

I don't know. Ask Elon Musk.

not so old tech as I have seen 3 electrics dead on path sides in the last week, at least 2 were current models. if you are going from charlotte to the sharon, or savannah center plus other shopping it can easily happen, in fact it is the reason many switched to gas since the villages has grown so much.

I agree and add to the sentence in bold...

It is hard to know how folks run out of 'fuel'. I can only guess that they are ignorant to the state of charge of the pack and the meaning. Even if there was user error, e.g. not plugging in, someone who knows the 'fuel' level in the pack would see the error long before being stranded.

The only analogy I can think of is driving a car without a gas gauge. You cannot see in the tank, you fill it up once a week, but you never know how much fuel is in the tank. One week you drive it too far and oops...

Driving an electric cart (or any vehicle) around without a way to see the 'fuel' left in the pack is asking for trouble.

Without knowing the facts, one cannot guess how they got stranded.

As to your trip example, this is a very small trip. Let's take a trip, Brownwood to Glenview to The Sharon to Belle Glade and back to Brownwood, about 30 miles...

I still am at 49.5 volts, now where you want to go :D? Make sure you have the right pack configuration for your needs, understand it and things will go well..

PS. I do understand some folks do require and/or want a gas cart, but seldom for the reasons mentioned on this forum.

I was told when I bought my first electric cart, 14 years ago, to always plug in the charger after every use..................its then always fully charged and ready for the next trip.

Exactly. That's what I do too. 5 years on the same set of batteries and still going strong.