[Lottoguy]

With the high price of a gallon of gas will electric carts now be more attractive to a new buyer? My guess is yes they will.

[JSR22]

I don't think so. You can fill them up for under $20. My husband would never buy an electric cart. He did pay $4.15 a gallon this morning to fill up the car at Walmart on 466A.

[frose]

no way , they are junk just like electric cars..

[rjm1cc]

Probably not as the cost of gas or electric (and battery replacement) is probably not the reason one buys either.

[juliep1usa]

Originally Posted by JSR22

I don't think so. You can fill them up for under $20. My husband would never buy an electric cart. He did pay $4.15 a gallon this morning to fill up the car at Walmart on 466A.

I don't think the electric golf carts will be in a huge demand, even with higher gas prices. My golf cart can easily go 107 miles with only 2 gallons. Electric golf carts batteries are supposed to last at least 5 years. I have three women friends that told me they got stranded due to their battery quitting. They said the cart has two batteries and when one quits, the other is not far behind. Those ladies said they only had their electric golf cars 2 years when battery quit. So, I'm banking on the Gas Golf Carts.

[Altavia]

Doubt fuel cost is a factor but there is a +6 mo wait for electric carts today.

[tophcfa]

Wouldn’t change my mind, will always have gas carts. When the time comes to replace my pickup truck, I will now be considering a new gas powered vehicle that gets much better mileage, but it will still have to have 4WD and substantial ground clearance.

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by juliep1usa

I don't think the electric golf carts will be in a huge demand, even with higher gas prices. My golf cart can easily go 107 miles with only 2 gallons. Electric golf carts batteries are supposed to last at least 5 years. I have three women friends that told me they got stranded due to their battery quitting. They said the cart has two batteries and when one quits, the other is not far behind. Those ladies said they only had their electric golf cars 2 years when battery quit. So, I'm banking on the Gas Golf Carts.

Joined in 2016 and First post! The 6 year trend continues. Welcome!

If "your 3 women friends" battery "quit" might they have forgotten to charge them? My electric cart (3 years old) gets 65-70 miles per charge (a little less when I use the A/C or heat) . I plug it in maybe once every 5-6 daysl When meter says "low" that's the time. Kinda like running out of gas. Sometimes ya just forget.

Electric vs. gas! Here we go again.

[PJ_Smiley]

The Villages Golf Cars has electric golf carts available and you can drive it home today. No gas golf carts available (maybe an odd one here and there) and to build a new gas golf cart is a 3 month wait (give or take).

[Chi-Town]

If gas carts were guzzlers maybe electric would be an option. But they're not. Electric vs. gas pros and cons remain the same.

[JGVillages]

Batteries do not last more than a few years in this Florida heat. If you use it regularly within about 2 years you will start to loose distance per charge. For low use electric could be ok but not for me.

[Topspinmo]

I brought my cart and it will out last me. I had electric cart and it was on cardiac arrest, so I got rid of it before it died and brought gas cart. Even if gallon gas hits 20 dollars gallon I will still be driving it. So how many think higher crude oil prices will not effect kilowatt rates?

[Bilyclub]

I've been reading about electric carts going upwards of 35 to 40 MPH on the MMP's with minor tweaks. They are bringing heat on the gas carts which mostly do 25.

[JoelJohnson]

I have electric cart, my wife has a gas cart. 90% of the time I use my cart, but if we go far, we use hers.

[MDLNB]

Originally Posted by Lottoguy

With the high price of a gallon of gas will electric carts now be more attractive to a new buyer? My guess is yes they will.

I'll trade a battery golf cart for a gas cart any day.