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Do I care about my carbon footprint?

What I care about is saving money and that usually coincides with using less energy. So I don't stay up nights worring about my carbon footprint.

I'm a big believer in free markets. So if there are people promoting energy saving products or products that polute less, that's fine with me. I just don't want to pay more taxes to subsidize someone's purchase.

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Originally Posted by jimbo2012 (Post 483765)

Funny you ask that ?, spoke to him last nite, he just ordered 10 panels they should be here end of next week.

I'm building a 48volt cart as a testing platform with him, oh fun! :coolsmiley:

It will be a Club Car with larger wheels and a two seater standard length roof.

The panels he found will work, but the other specs (the controller) or requirements is where the engineering comes into play.

As far as boost we'll know after a month or so I suppose, but hope to see about 50%, or 50-75 miles perhaps, remember the solar is charging all day even though the batteries are being used (depleted).

I was asking these questions to see what folks desired in an elec cart.

It's unfortunate that I have yet to get serious feedback.

If the demand isn't found here than it goes on the back burner I suppose.

why not check with one of the many companies that already make them, you can see if they sell parts and learn about the controllers and such that are out there
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Originally Posted by jimbo2012 (Post 483765)

Ok I'm confused. Is this thread about those "dirty nasty smoggy gas carts" or is it a request for info to research a "new improved electric cart"?

My focus is on the use of gas operated carts and how they increase the carbon footprint with some documentation to substantiate its negative affect on our environment.

That is to those that care about it and as you have seen some stated they don't care-WOW!!

If any gas carts can be phased out by folks switching to elec when they need to upgrade, buy new or change. Great

As far as research no, I already have been working on it for a while.

My friend built his first one two years ago, its never been plugged in but it can't really be put to the test because the community he's in is small and the runs are 2-3 miles not like here at all.

But since I'm buying & living here at TV later this year it would be a great place for me to test out the use of solar.

I know that people love their carts---either electric or gas---my problem with gas is the exhaust they leave behind----we have neighbors who have gas carts and when we talk about the "smell" they leave behind--they tell us---well---we don't smell it---we are in front of our exhaust--- I posted on this "thread" before----my asthmatic son had breathing problems---DUE TO THE GAS EXHAUST--and the residue---or odor they leave behind in the tunnels---- I have been in my yard when the "yard men" come to cut grass, trim and clean up--I can honestly say I have never "smelled" the exhaust that I smell when I go through a golf cart tunnel---the gas smell----do whatever you are going to do---just think about the ones with the breathing problems----and what you are leaving behind.