Honest about mileage
 

Wondering if anyone actually travels more than 50 miles in one day in their golf cart?

If you are wondering gas vs. electric...........50 miles is not the magic number.
Battery life diminishes over time.
The 50 mile life (if there is one) will NOT last long.
Sometime you can not rely on the meter for accuracy.
60% of battery life can disappear in the last 10% of the time.

No, just wondering if driving 50 miles or more via golf cart in a single day is feasible.

Depending where you live in Brownwood, its 10-12 miles one way to Spanish Springs - round trip for dinner and you’re half way there.
50 miles is a lot - probably not everyday

yes

On nice days I have driven more than 50 miles just exploring TV.

Right there with ya
Bet I've driven Chitty Chatty to Brownwood dozen times
Doesn't get old want to remember what it looks like before they plant concrete forest

Sure you can, get out and explore. You can learn more in a GC than in a car.

Been here 7 years, have only driven electrics.....50 miles is no issue on the cart but my backside has a real issue with it and I have great seats and suspension. I replace batteries every 3 - 4 years when the the range drops to 35. When you consider that Disney World is 56 miles from Brownwood, would you really want to do that in a cart?

Not true of lithium.

We have a gas cart and travel on occasion what others may consider high miles in a single day (35-40). We chose a gas cart because of that. We do not have any experience with an electric cart so cannot render an opinion on that, My only desire is that we could enjoy the quiet of the electric option and we have a Yamaha quiet tech 2.

Pam & Greg
Village of Duval

We have both, love riding gc rather than car. We live in Northern section near Mulberry, with 2 people, the electric range is obviously not as good, and with 4 people, even worse. I can go to Lake Sumter, golf near there and back with no problem by myself. But add another person and 2 golf bags, I limp home the last mile usually. Electric is great for short hops and shopping, but for anything else we use the gas. We also got the Yamaha quiet tech with the independent rear suspension, and along with nice captain seats, it’s easy on the body. Love being in fresh air and closer to all the beauty of The Villages, rather than zipping down in a closed car..

I’ve placed an order for an EZgo RXV Elite with the biggest Lithium ion battery package. I’m hoping it will do over fifty miles between charges without a problem. We’ll see. (Well, I don’t think we’ll see very often, given that at a max of 19 mph, and slowing for various things, 50 miles is a good three hours of driving.) It also avoids a lot of the problems of other electric carts and has an eight year warranty on the batteries.
ELiTE Lithium Powertrain | E-Z-GO

Well Disney World is about 56 miles and once TV connects to DW you may be driving that frequently.

Keep us all informed..................will be interesting to know results. I'm hopeful.

This is a drive we did on the cart path from Hawkins to Orange Blossom Golf Course. It was 21 miles each way. Not something you would do all the time but over 50 miles is possible after the turnpike bridge is open.

I'll answer the question you asked based solely on my experience. We live near Mulberry up by 42. I don't think we have put 50 on a cart in a single day, even when just going out and exploring. In fact, the longest drive we've taken is the double-bridge loop where we left our house and drove down to Rohan, crossed the Chitty Chatty bridge, went all the way down to Meggison, took that up to, and crossed the Brownwood bridge, continued north up the Buena Vista trail, made a stop along 466 and at Glenview, and then returned home. All told, that trip was 41 miles.

Once the Water Lily bridge opens, and then the Southern Oaks bridge, the opportunity to drive more than 50 miles becomes greater as it will be a heck of a hike for us to cart to the new Southern Oaks championship course, or even to cart to Red/Gray Fox, because of the cart path routing. While it is then possible for a 50+ mile trip, is that something we would do? Sure, occasionally. On a regular basis, certainly not, since there are plenty of courses to play and other amenities to use much closer to home.

Yes, we have driven over 50 miles in one day on several occasions. One of our favorite things to do in The Villages is ride in the golf cart. We have we usually stop to watch Gators, eat, watch softball, go to polo field for event, walk trails, etc. We have several stops and have enjoyable day. We pull over to let others pass because we usually travel at 18mph. We enjoy seeing all that's going on in The Villages by golf cart.

From the historic district it's more like 13-14 miles to Brownwood.

Let's sat that I got to play eighteen holes at Belle Glade and have lunch at Brownwood afterward. It's 28 miles round trip to Brownwood and about five miles to drive 18 holes. That's 32 miles. So I'd have to go do some shopping or go to a rec center or something after lunch to get to 50 miles. It can be done but it's unlikely.

I've gone on long trips in the morning and then went out to the squares or dinner later on, but I came home first so my cart was plugged in.

I've had a Club Car Electric for 6 years, here is what I found with new batteries from Country Club Hills:
First year you can go to Brownwood and tool around there for a while and make it back home no problem.
Second Year you can go to Brownwood and make it back, IF you don't go anywhere else.
Third year you can make to Brownwood, but not back.
Fourth year you'll never make to Brownwood.
Fifth year you need new batteries.

I live in Osceola hills and have driven to play 18 holes at Orange Blossom in my electric cart. (And yes, I made it back as well!) While I would lean towards lithium batteries today, my current cart has 8 six volt batteries which serve our needs. I am very careful to always plug in the golf cart when I return so if I want to go out, the cart is ready. Have only done 50 miles in a day once or twice.

If you think you want to drive your cart that much, invest in top quality seating. Even if you can stand it today, a few years down the road you will like the comfort.

I'm 10 miles from Amberwood Golf and 10 miles from the Fenney Grill .... pretty darn unlikely I'm driving my golf cart more than 30 miles in a day.

Bottom line is it's rare to go over 50 which is why a smelly gas cart isn't needed.
I added a solar panel with the larger Ranger Trojan batteries and tested it at 70 miles with power to spare.

Thank you for your consideration while site seeing!

Thank's for sayin it for me.
RXV Elite = 50 miles easy
rated for 2500 cycles.

I've had one for close to a year now and really like it. Smooth, quiet, good acceleration and pull up the ramps out of tunnels.

At 50 miles, I still have 20% charge left, so 70 miles seems plausible.

I've had mine since 19'. 7k miles on it.
Haven't done a thing to it besides air in the tires.
No maintenance. No service. Nothing.
I put 22" tires on it which bumped the speed to 24+mph
I think that hurts my range a little, but 50+ miles is plenty.
IMO it's a game changer.Attachment 88128

Can you get to Brownwood in a cart from lets sumter landing?? I followed the cart roadway to just before 466A then lost it looks like lakes and golf courses after that. Is there a tunnel somewhere??
Thanks

Lithium batteries verses lead acid golf cart batteries
 

We are thinking about converting 4 packs of lithium batteries to our 3 year old Club Car Golf Cart, which has lead acid batteries in it now. These lithium batteries are 48 volt and 30 amps each. This would give us 120 amps and am told the capability of going about 50 miles. We could add 2 more packs in the first 2 years to get 180 amps if we wanted to. Has anyone else done this and how did you like it? Looks like it would cost about $5,200 including the charger and digital gage.

Mark, check this out.
tell us what you think.

LiFePO4 Golf Cart Battery

Sure sometimes. A beautiful Sunday. 14 miles to and from church alone. A ride in the afternoon to enjoy the beauty of TVs!

We just put in new batteries in out golf cart and went for about 55 miles. The older the batteries, the less mileage. I love electric as much quieter but if you run around a lot gas is the best way to go.

$2500 and you're all in.
50ish miles and 3500 charge life expectancy
Which means, unless you're 40yo, it'll be the last time you buy a battery.

Golf Cart Lithium Battery includes Lithium Charger RoyPow 48V 105A

Also remember that a charge cycle is considered from full charge to completely discharged and charged again. Anything less than a full charge cycle extends the life of the cells. The way lithium cells are rated after 2500 complete charge cycles the battery will still have at least 80% of the original capacity! After 7 years of completely discharging the battery every day...

In reply to your question. My wife and I live in the farthest north village of Country Club Hills we took a round trip 10 days ago as far south as the Villages will let you go. Round trip it was about 38 miles and over 3 hours time as we got a take out lunch from Mallory and ate it in the parking lot. Trip lasted about a little over 3 hours. I cant imagine anyone driving more than that in one day.

A one hour drive, a round of golf, and an hour drive home can equal 50 miles. Or 150 amp hours, 50 is pushing the limits on lead-acid batteries. I built a lithium battery (LiFePo4) with 280 amp-hour capacity, which gives me about 5 hours or 100 miles of range. Plus 10-year battery life. So it is possible. A lot depends on your hearing and lungs. There's a reason Yamaha makes a quiet tech engine, gas is loud.

Ohiobuckeye
 

Permanentvacation, what’s your point. My first cart I bought in 2012 I drove for 5 yrs. & put 25,700 miles on it with basically no issues. To answer your question, yes a few times I put 50 miles on my cart. So what’s your question?

The reason why 60% disappears in the last 10% of the time is because your meter is measuring voltage. The voltage fall off is not linear. It is different for battery type-lead acid vs lithium. Lithium is fairly flat but drops like a rock at the end. Lead acid is more gradual but still not linear. In any case you will get far more length of service if you do not run them down.

Not sure what the mileage is but I drive to Lopez occasionally from Bradford and play 18 and then drive back; 1 hour up and 1 hour back.

I have taken my pups for rides before and it has been over 50 miles; they love the ride.

Yes!