I bought a new cart when we moved here and not being a golfer found it to be almost useless, we much prefer having a car with air conditioning for both comfort, protection from weather, as well as keeping groceries cool, most times we buy way too much to put in a cooler in the back of the golf car and I worry about spoilage. After 2 years and driving the cart less than 300 miles we sold it and enjoy the extra room we have in the garage, don't miss the cart at all. We might be the minority but there are still plenty of residents that feel the same way.

For 8 yrs. I drove my cart every Wednesday from Charlotte to Orange Blossom Garden to shoot pool. I had a 2012 Yamaha cart & had 25,600 miles on it when I traded it in on a 2018.

I have two Yamaha gas carts, 2 seater and 4 seater. When I fill up I set my trip odometer to 0. Then when I refuel later I check to see how many gallons I used. I average on both around 50 miles to the gallon. They have. 5.9 gallon tanks. We usually go about 150 miles a week, more some weeks less other weeks.

Glad this inquiry brought you out for your second post.

chilout

Dabney to Brownwood is more than I want to do with any regularity! There was "life before golf carts", and I have no problem with taking an airconditioned and dry car ride when the drive in a cart gets much past the 5-10 mile range. Could I go further in a cart, sure, but why? I didn't retire here so I can ride around in a cart looking when there are so many things to do. But, to each their own; do what you enjoy!

I drive a lithium electric cart for about 97% of travel in TV.

Average day is about 10 miles for golf, stores and eating out.
Longer trips are sprinkled in there.

I go just under 4,000 miles per year.

Longest trip has been Spanish Springs - Sawgrass - Eastport - Middleton and back to Spanish Springs with sight seeing detours. It was 55 miles total and had 52% of battery when we got home.

I suppose with electric carts becoming so comfortable/quiet/serene and luxurious (air conditioning, bluetooth speakers, seating, etc), a lot of people will want to cruise TV all day once in a while. Figure 8 hours at 15 MPH average = 120 miles. About 2.5ah per mile so you will need a 300ah lithium battery :)

How long do you really want to be in a gas cart with all that ruckus...and if you still have good hearing and still have a sense of smell? :)

A lot of people value serenity. You really don't get that with laughable gas carts.

You can charge your EV as long as:
1) you have several HOURS to do it
2) you don't have a power outage due to hurricanes or other emergency situations.

I know there's been times when I've woken up in the morning, and see that the clock is flashing 12:00:00. Then I check the clock on the stove, isn't digital. Turns out the power was off for four hours overnight while I was sleeping.

Get to your EV and learn that it's only half-charged, on the exact day you were planning on meeting the girls for lunch on the other side of The Villages.

Good thing you have your gas car. Too bad you didn't have a gas cart.

If I want serenity, I walk to Paradise Park and sit on a bench. No gas or electricity needed.

The probabilities, the statistics, and the math aren't going to support your scenario.


Simplest way to look at it:
- my cart restores about 6 mikes of range for every hour of charging
- in the four hours that power was NOT off it would have recovered 24 miles.
- in the three hours between arriving home and going to bed and between waking up and going back out it would have recovered another 18 miles
- if I traveled so far yesterday that recovering 42 miles was not sufficient for my travels today then I need a day off anyway

Our electric cart is always plugged in when in the garage. Easy peasy.

I live at Linden. Travel to Nancy Lopez often. 19.2 miles plus Golf. I have all of the Championship Courses in my phone with miles and times. I have an EZGO Lithium and don’t have any problems there and back.

Just think of an electric cart as a mobile park bench...And TV as a really huge park.

What are the odds of all that worrying actually happening?

Have an old gas cart I bought 10 yrs ago. No fuel gage. Got to lift the seat and look at the tank to see how much fuel I have. It's noisy (especially at top speed), smelly. Get it tuned and checked annually. E-cart would be nice, but everything is expensive and mine is paid for. It serves It's purpose.
As far as range goes, all carts have limits and issues. If/when you run out of fuel/charge, it will not be at a fuel pump or charging station. Unless you carry spare gas or battery, you better have your phone charged and handy. 😉😉😉

Over the past 6 years, I've built from scratch, around 10 lithium batteries now for golf carts ranging from 90ah to 304ah and installed a half a dozen more commercial lithium conversions.

My recommendations to people are as follows.

- 105ah, 35-40 miles, the smallest I will recommend is great for those who only play and shop in their local areas with occasional longer trips. Most people charge frequently.

- 150-160ah, 50-60 miles, this reach anywhere in the Villages. If you like to roam and the budget allows, get this size. This is the largest size offered by the Big 3 cart manufacturers and most of the conversion batteries. Only charge as required. This is my usual recommendation for people wanting a conversion, budget allowing...

-200-300 ah, 75-120 miles, (these are what I run) Never think twice about range worries. The downside is limited availability, they are only offered by a few non-mainstream cart manufacturers, so I build my own. Lol