[Toms River T&D]

My husband and I have just purchased a home in Duval, we will be arriving in TV in December, and staying through May for now. From personal experience which is preferred, gas or electric? Any specific problems with one over the other? We plan to purchase new or used cart in December. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

[jimbo2012]

you may want to do a search, but my choice is Solar electric.

this topic has been debated at length

[wxxhead]

We selected electric over gas, for a couple of reasons, much much quieter, no gas fumes and in my particular cart which is an EZ Go a nice auto breaking system that you do not have to lock down everytime you stop. If you do go electric you should buy one with an automatic fill system. You will get about 50 miles per charge or 36 holes of golf depending on how close the course is. But you should always charge your cart upon return no matter how short of distance you travel.

[Harleyman]

EZ Go service dept will tell you that if you charge the batteries every time you use the cart, it will shorten the life of the batteries. You should drive it at least 13 miles before charging it.

[l2ridehd]

Depends. If you don't mind walking home once or twice, electric. If you do mind, then gas. If you own an electric cart at some point it will die on you and you will walk or be towed. Not if, but when. It could be you forgot to plug it in, or a bad charger, or a corroded connection, or any one of 10 other things. But it will happen.

Now this comment will cause a storm of replies of those that claim it will never happen to them and their electric cart.

[jimbo2012]

Originally Posted by l2ridehd

Depends. If you don't mind walking home once or twice, electric. If you do mind, then gas. If you own an electric cart at some point it will die on you and you will walk or be towed. Not if, but when. It could be you forgot to plug it in, or a bad charger, or a corroded connection, or any one of 10 other things. But it will happen.

The same would happen in gas cart if you didn't check the fuel level or gauge.

In fact the same would happen in your car, don't look at the fuel gauge, If you don't mind walking home once or twice

You will not walk home if you have a battery bank gauge.

Sorry can't agree, just get a gauge on an electric cart, you'll not walk home.

Moreover, you are polluting your village with a gas cart!


Oh with solar it will never happen, period, you couldn't drive that far.

[gerryann]

Originally Posted by l2ridehd

Depends. If you don't mind walking home once or twice, electric. If you do mind, then gas. If you own an electric cart at some point it will die on you and you will walk or be towed. Not if, but when. It could be you forgot to plug it in, or a bad charger, or a corroded connection, or any one of 10 other things. But it will happen.

Now this comment will cause a storm of replies of those that claim it will never happen to them and their electric cart.

WOW....don't have a cart yet, but your response is pretty nasty. Maybe you could just tell the facts without the attitude.

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by gerryann

WOW....don't have a cart yet, but your response is pretty nasty. Maybe you could just tell the facts without the attitude.

check the next ten carts you see abandoned along the cart paths- 9 out of ten will be electric. at least this has been my observayion over the last 2.5 years in TV

[asianthree]

with the new land they just bought gas it is

[uujudy]

Electric.

No need to shout to carry on a conversation.
No need to get yourself to a gas station.
No smelly fumes.

Nice and quiet & stink-free.
Just plug it in when you get home & you're good to go tomorrow.

Electric.

[sueandskip]

I have a par car electric with 8 6 volt batteries and I can say one good thing about it, The batteries last for 60 to 80 miles per charge and the odds are you will never run that many miles in the villages by golf cart ....The one bad thing is 1400 dollars to replace the batteries every 3 to 5 years...

[Golfingnut]

Elec is the only way to go. I understand that Yamaha has a new Gas cart that is quiet and less stink, but Gas will smell up your garage and Elec will never leave you stranded if you follow basic maintenance. Gas requires maint as well, so drive them both and you will buy elec. If you are in need of a few dollars in savings, I have read that over a 10 year span, gas is less expensive than elec by several hundred dollars, but if you are not cash poor, I recommend an elec cart for the comfort and health reasons. Breathing gas fumes every day is not good for your lungs.

[bonrich]

We are in TV just part of a year, couple of months in the fall, and about 3 or so in the spring. We bought gas just because of that, storage issues. If we were longer residents I would entertain getting electric, either EZ GO or PAR.

[ajbrown]

Originally Posted by Harleyman

EZ Go service dept will tell you that if you charge the batteries every time you use the cart, it will shorten the life of the batteries. You should drive it at least 13 miles before charging it.

Maybe a trainee? He could be getting confused with the online class he took about cell phone batteries?

Setting my attempt to be funny aside, I have read discussions about whether or not to charge a cart after driving 5 minutes, but never about driving 10 plus miles. Likely the same person who told another TOTV that battery sulfation is a myth.

If you have a Battery Minder, keep it on the charger.

If you have a bulk charger that came with cart, charge it after 10 minutes of pedal time and even this statement is debatable. If you are not sure, always fall on the side of keeping the batteries fully charged.

Just my opinion based on what I have read.....

[Harleyman]

It was the service manager who told me that, every time I spoke to him. He said the biggest problem they have with electric carts is the batteries because people charge them every time they use the cart and it shortens the life.