EV Golf Carts
 

Looking at an Evolution EV cart. Being told their biggest battery is 160 ah. 50 - 60 mile range with speeds up to 27 (if adjusted). They used to offer a 205 ah battery that would go 70 miles. They don't offer that larger battery. Next, The one I'm looking at is 77 inches in height. I have the map of all tunnels in the villages and know that several are only 74 inches in height at the sides (82 inches in middle ) What is your experience with actual mileage and dealing with the lower tunnels?

Who does, or wants to, 50+ miles a day in a golf cart?
Over that, and gas is the way to go.
Height is your problem, the rest is personal choice.

We chose an EZGo because it was a "standard" height that we knew would not be a problem with the tunnels. Lately I've heard EZGo went with a taller design also but I haven't looked at any myself.

Will you go through those particular tunnels? Would you go through them regularly or would an alternate path work for you?

I have seen many scrapes in the top of those shorter tunnels.

In another thread there was a discussion of being able to easily lower the top of one of the taller EVs. I believe it was the Evolution but I'm not sure. The Search function should be able to find it.

Personally, we chose the shorter cart because of those tunnels. Realistically, there are alternate routes that we could have taken the four times we've been up that way in the last two years.

Range: I have an EZGo so apples to oranges. I tried to reach the end of my battery but at 45 miles I was tired of sitting in the seat and gave up. Since then I have had one 42 mile day. I believe I would be able to get 60 miles (others argue that I can't) but I don't see us ever traveling that far anyway.

Anyone who's willing to drive around in a golf cart, 50 miles a day, gets what he deserves ... a sore butt, sore back & a headache.

There's no way you can get 60 miles from a 160 battery at 20 mph ... you're definitely not going to get that, at 27 mph.

Figure 30-40 miles at TV Speeds (which is always pedal to the metal).

& yeah, there are people on here who insist they get 60-70 miles on a 150/160. I've called them on it and no one's willing to do a real test. I have a 210. At TV Speeds, I get about 50 miles of range. I could probably nurse it to 60, but I'd really have to be careful. (I also had a "loaner" one week, with a 105. I got about 24 miles and ran it dead.)

Don't know what kind of cart that is and don't really care but it sounds like it might have a problem if that's all the range you are getting. (And no, I don't care to spend four hours driving in a circle just to prove you wrong)

My EZGo gets 45+ miles with whatever battery it comes with and the Evolutions were advertised with a greater range than that.

I have an Evolution D5 Ranger (4 forward facing seats) with the 205ah battery. I live as far north as you can get in The Villages - in Phillips Villas just off 42 near the VA. Shallow Creek is about a 27 mile drive. I've driving down, played 18, went to dinner, and drove home. Total distance was a bit over 60 miles, and I had 30% battery left when I got home. My range is ~75 miles with 10% battery remaining.

I don't drive this distance often, but I want to be able to go anywhere in The Villages and not worry about battery being a factor. If I lived in the middle of The Villages, a 160ah battery would probably suffice, but if you're at either end, the 160ah won't be big enough.

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I read two pages earlier today (which of course I cannot find again) that both gave a ballpark of 0.4 miles/AH for lithium. That would work out to be:

200AH -> 80 miles (your experience)
160AH -> 60 miles (my prediction for my cart, 3x55AH modules?)
106AH -> 40 miles (what I think I remember from my purchasing discussions)
55AH -> 20 miles (estimate for base configuration of EZGo)

Of course, these are ideal ranges and YMMV due to many factors including temperature, tire pressure, cart weight, number of passengers, driving style, etc.

Only lived here for a few months. Already had 3 days I went over 50 miles. No balls, no glory! And yes, gas cart. I test drove EV, but I don’t like how they drive. Or ride. Or having to plug them in. Or having to buy a new battery when the time comes.

We bought an Evolution Ranger 4 seat forward from Hidden Creek in June. It has the 160 battery and we live in the middle of Lake Denham. We have taken it to Sumter Landing and back and the trip back was with the lights on. Battery had 48% charge left. We took a trip up to Spanish Springs and back. Trip back was with the lights on and battery had 42% left. That is quite a long trip in a cart back and forth. I guess I always ask the gas cart people how much further are you going to go in a day than from almost as far South as you can go (once Eastport opens it will be further south but not by much).

We love this cart. No fumes, no noise so you can actually have a conversation easily with people in the back.

One trip we took was from Lake Denham to Fenney Grill and all around Eastport, then to Middleton. It was most of the day and when we got home it was at 32%.

Yes, we wish they had the 205 battery and we hear it will be back soon but this one does do the job.

2 seater evolution golf car.
2 major issues we have, speed max out 20, told can’t get any more
Parking brake release need to step on gas to release, then step on gas to go.
Can’t find independent repair shop won’t work on cart. Been told they can’t get parts.
Standard seats are hard.
All that said, battery life is good, quiet cart, looks nice.

Anyone with an EV golf cart ever considered putting a solar panel flat on the roof of their cart? Just asking.

I think the formula is AH X .45 = miles for an estimate, dealer told me range on 105 is 45-60 miles

Interesting
 

Interesting idea - there have been a few cars doing this - only got a few miles of charge from the panel per day - not enough surface area to fully charge. Then you have to really worry about tunnel clearance.

I’ve got a D5 with a 204 amp battery. Gets around 80 miles to a full charge. Do I do that much in a day? No, but I do around 80 miles in a week and I typically charge the cart only once a week. The cart can do 34 MPH if desired and programmed for top speed. You learn how to keep it at aprox 20 MPH same as driving a car that can go much faster you keep it at 70mph. The only tunnel I couldn’t get thru is by Saddlebrook.