Did you know that Outback provides charging stations for electric golf carts?
 

Thanks Carla for pointing out the new web site for the Village of Duval. One item on their web site caught my attention this morning, "Did you know that Outback provides charging stations for electric golf carts?????"

This may be the beginning of a movement among Village restaurants to attract business. Anyone aware of other places offering this convenience?

Re: Did you know that Outback provides charging stations for electric golf carts?
 

Yes, the Outback does have a charging station, but you must have a cart with a built-in charger (at least that's what my husband says).

Re: Did you know that Outback provides charging stations for electric golf carts?
 

Great idea but you really do need an on board charger or, I guess you could carry your charger with you. A little heavy but better than pushing. ;D

I also noticed that the CVS on 466 has a number of 110 volt outlets on the outside wall facing the parking spaces. Up north they would be for plugging in your radiator heater. Do you suppose we could plug in our cart charger??? :dontknow:

What about fast chargers?
 

Would it be a benefit with the expansion of The Villages to have fast charging stations located throughout the community? Also if these stations could be located with GPS for convenience and trip planning, would that also be a benefit? I ask because well... I do this for a living. If anyone thinks this would be a good idea please let know. I would like to contact the local board of directors or the local municipality to propose the idea. Thanks!

I have ALWAYS thought this would be a good idea and have wondered why it isn't already in place. Go for it and approach the powers that be.:coolsmiley:

Columbia Par Cars have onboard chargers.

I don't think all carts require the same charging voltage. This would be a problem unless, as mentioned previously, you carry your own charger and plug it in to a 110 vac recept.

Golf cart charging stations
 

Great idea. Recepticles paid for with dollars or CC's would be great. I have a Gem with an on board charger. Chargers are probably easy to install on any cart.

Yes Florida and many business's in conjunction with Clean Communities. Fla is going to be the number one state friendly to Alternative Electric Vehicles. From Golf Carts to Nissan Leafs Volts etc.

You will see McDonalds Home Depot's Lowes Hampton Inns Airports etc come available.

The Villages could install charging stations that look like parking meters. They would supply free wi-fi and also scroll advertising across a panel. TV could give the electricity away free or let you swipe a charge ( LOL) card for service.

At home you can have your own 240 system and tell your car or cart to charge at night at much cheaper rates.

Please Eat Very Slowly
 

Not certain about "charge" times, but I would eat very slowly. And I suspect, the "gas" advocates might not support a wide-spread acceptance of a charge everywhere policy.

Soon!
 

Not going to have a option. And as I type some companies are looking at charging stations at their Gas stations.

To many wings and ribs can help with the improve the natural gas at outback!

If there were charging stations located around TV, I would be more inclined to go with and electric cart and get rid of the gas cart. That was and is one of the selling features of the gas carts. You don't run out of juice as quickly as the electric carts. When we were looking around TV for our home, I asked the realtor if there were charging stations and was told that there were not.

Range
 

Most carts will get a range of 35 miles with no problem. And some up to 50.

I just do not understand why range anxiety is a problem? People that do not charge their carts at night properly or have depleted their batteries down to the point of non function are the one's running out of juice.

I am telling all that soon a Gas powered cart will have the same appeal as a smoker sitting next to your grand kids blowing toxic fumes.

As I have stated before. If the Gas Carts were emission controlled to emit air cleaner than what came in like our modern automobiles than I would buy one. Fuel injection is a start but not the total answer.

If I have take a golf cart farther than a 35-40 mile trip forget it. I'm going to be in my Truck Car Van Prius Smart Car or what ever.

Now there are some people that because of pace makers etc cannot be near a electric vehicle or so I have been told?

Yet for the rest of us New Residents a statement of clean environmental responsibility can be made by buying a EV. We do not have to give up our Gas Cars Trucks Motorcycles Boats Lawnmowers etc.

Why not think about having just one ( 1) Clean Quite Non Polluting golf cart. More residents with more electric's will bring more charging stations.

Tomberlin'
EZ-Go
Club Car
Yamaha
Etc

In a battery version. And the argument of having to replace batteries every four years?

Well take 35 miles per day at 5 days per week * 12 months per year at 40 mpg paying $4 per gallon.

Hmmmmm you can buy batteries cheaper after 4 years than the fuel. And thats not counting oil changes and other service.

But I respect all that have to have that Gas Cart. It's a free country for all to choose what they feel best with..

I do not expect many to agree with me. Give me a four gas analyzer your gas cart compared to your car and 20 min of time and you would gasp. My lawn mower produces more carbon monoxide and raw HC than my Chevrolet V8 truck! Now take 50k Gas carts all belching chugga chugga pop banging and you have a perfect storm for a inhaler Asthma Day.

:BigApplause: :agree:

What is the cost for the electricity that is used to charge a golf cart for average use?

Please post if you have had any experience with a golf-cart roof-top solar panel

Apart from the initial expense, they would seem to be a great way of trickle-charging your cart whenever you are out and about

I'm told by the manufacturer (but I can't confirm) that my GEM costs approximately $90-$100 per year to charge. We bought the GEM when we bought our home here so we've never been able to separate out the cart electrical costs from the home electrical costs.

I'm sure some of it depends on actual cart usage/milage and we use our GEM to go everywhere so our electrical costs might be higher than what the manufacturer reports.

And they should all have a gas pump next to the charging station so as not to discriminate against those that have gas carts. Another good idea would be for these locations to post a sign that says plug your charger into your cart each time you return to your garage, a practice that would obviate the need to recharge your cart at the local eatery.

Cappyjon, here would be one way to isolate the usage of the charger:

P3 - Kill A Watt

Bill :)

Thanks Bill,that looks like an excellent solution. I think I'm going to purchase one (didn't see the price on the web site).

cappyjon, I don't know if the company sells direct.

I bought a model P4460 from Amazon a while back. They had the best price for it at the time. Free shipping, too!

Click here ---> [ame=http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4460-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B000RGF29Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331414391&sr=8-1]Amazon.com: P3 International P4460 Kill A Watt EZ Electricity Usage Monitor: Home Improvement[/ame]



Bill :)

Thanks Bill, I just ordered one. Soon I'll be able to know how much it costs to charge my cart.

Here is an excerpt of a post from last year
 

Work was done by TOTV user elevatorman and lines up with my googling I have done in the past which is 2 - 2.5 cents cents per mile to charge.

PS to QUOTE PS. I never did get a kw meter as I thought I had found one for free. I never actually cared enough to buy one, but I am interested how pack configuration and state of pack affects the numbers. Maybe some day :)

Wow...that cost is next to nothing for a year. Electric certainly does offer the less expensive option to power a golf cart.

Have been using Kill A Watt since 12/3/2011. I used 32 dollars of electric and I have put on 1402 miles on my cart during that time.