[normgreg]

It seems that The Village Golf carts stores push the gas carts to customers by saying how "The Villages is growing larger all the time & you will want the range of a gas cart". I wonder if there is a dealer incentive to push gas carts.

I have a 2011 Yamaha electric with a 55-60 mile range. Think about it, I average a little less than 14 MPH, that's about 4 hours of steady driving in the cart. I really don't want to spend any more than that in a golf cart & you can easily drive the length of The Villages in an hour. I usually drive mine 350-400 miles per month. Never had a problem. I think that time in the seat is more important than distance. I'm in Buttonwood & Brownwood is 1/2 mile further than LSL for me. If you like electric, stick with it, ignore the naysayers.

[cquick]

We are living in Summerhill now. My husband drove to our lot in Sanibel today. It was 10 miles.

[CarGuys]

Originally Posted by Uptown Girl

Just to throw out an example, we often take our electric cart from home to Lowe's without stopping. Hubby says it's a 9 mile trip one way.
No problem.

Uptown Girl!

It's good to read you don't experience " RANGE ANXIETY"

[CarGuys]

Originally Posted by njbchbum

this thread makes me think that it is time for an entrepreneur to start-up a business near town centers for golf cart charging stations! could hire attendants to plug-in and disconnect carts and charge for the service by set time periods.

Been trying to work on it with Clean Cities!

[Golfingnut]

I have electric. When I first got it, I used my GPS to track a trip that took me about 4 hours and logged 47 miles. My butt was wore out, but the batteries were just a fraction under the half charge on the meter. I would guess that the second half would go farther than the first, but I will never again drive a cart for 47 miles in any one day. I have a work shop in my garage, and did not want to smell that comes with all gas carts to be in my shop. I do not smoke and I am sensitive to stinky smells.

[hedoman]

Originally Posted by Shimpy

For what you do electric will be ok for you especially since you prefer it. You'll be fine. What your salesman was saying was true. Just for the heck of it I did a little computing. My Yamaha gets over 44 mpg and holds over 6 gals of gas. According to Mapquest I could, if there were a golf cart path, make 2 round trips to the Orlando Intl Airport. Also, if I got nervous about being low on gas, I could gas up somewhere or carry a small gallon can of gas with me. You can't do that with batteries.

Had the same concern re gas and got the gas gauge.....Peace of mind....

[Penguin]

From 466a to LSL is around 3 miles and took me 20 minutes. It seems that from 466a to Brownwood is another 3 miles so in simple Math I would say 40 minutes round trip.

[Shimpy]

Originally Posted by Penguin

From 466a to LSL is around 3 miles and took me 20 minutes. It seems that from 466a to Brownwood is another 3 miles so in simple Math I would say 40 minutes round trip.

Penquin, you are only averaging 9 MPH! I suspect the error may be that it might be more than 3 miles to LSL. The time sounds about right.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by Shimpy

Penquin, you are only averaging 9 MPH! I suspect the error may be that it might be more than 3 miles to LSL. The time sounds about right.

You might be right about the 9 MPH but it sure feels like I'm going faster I think someone told me it was 3 miles to LSL. Why does everyone lie to me

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by Penguin

You might be right about the 9 MPH but it sure feels like I'm going faster I think someone told me it was 3 miles to LSL. Why does everyone lie to me

Mapquest shows 3.2 miles from 466a to Lake Sumter Landing. Buena Vista and 466A to Brownwood is approx. 2.9 miles.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

Mapquest shows 3.2 miles from 466a to Lake Sumter Landing. Buena Vista and 466A to Brownwood is approx. 2.9 miles.

Thanks Indydealmaker, My guess was better than I thought. I just have to figure out how to go faster. Oh no, someone is going to blast me for trying to get my cart to go faster.

[ajbrown]

Originally Posted by Penguin

Thanks Indydealmaker, My guess was better than I thought. I just have to figure out how to go faster. Oh no, someone is going to blast me for trying to get my cart to go faster.

If you go nine MPH NO ONE will give you any grief to try and go faster. Please figure out how to go faster

[carm310]

Does anyone have a link to an updated map of the cart paths south of 466A?

[Patty55]

Only 3 miles from 466a-piece of cake (good thing I have that rescue service).

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by Patty55

Only 3 miles from 466a-piece of cake (good thing I have that rescue service).

Start from around the Colony Plaza and you're around 5 miles. However, again using Colony Plaza, the distance to LSL is about 4 miles and SS is about 7 and it's ever further using your 3 mile point. I guess the 3 you mention isn't all that bad after all if you look at it in this perspective. FYI the figures I quote were obtained using Google's bike setting which shows route, time and distance of the golf cart paths. Here's one sample:

LSL to West GC Tunnel on 466a - Google Maps