Originally Posted by DaleDivine (Post 2050567)

I sure would not have wanted to be stuck in the traffic during a snow storm for over 15 hours with an electric car like Tesla. Do you get a bucket and go to a charging station and get 5 gallons of electricity? Or call AAA to bring you some???

:ohdear::ohdear::ohdear:

Originally Posted by DaleDivine (Post 2050567)

I sure would not have wanted to be stuck in the traffic during a snow storm for over 15 hours with an electric car like Tesla. Do you get a bucket and go to a charging station and get 5 gallons of electricity? Or call AAA to bring you some???

:ohdear::ohdear::ohdear:

Originally Posted by mrf0151 (Post 2050325)

Everyone loves their electric cart for about 3 years and then something happens. Range drops and it becomes unreliable. The jury is out on lithium batteries. Let's have this conversation in about 3-4 years and see where we are at.

Originally Posted by Robbie0723 (Post 2050568)

The battery warranty guarantees a minimum throughput based on an minimum Ah limitation based on the battery module configuration per the chart in the warranty.

For the 2.0, if you can't get 50 mi range, it will likely fail the A/H test and be eligible for replacement.

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Originally Posted by SusanStCatherine (Post 2050541)

The Villages Golf Cars are beginning to supply electric golf carts for Villages Lifestyle visits.

The Villages Golf Cars recently started selling an additional brand of electric besides ez-go called Star EV.

We are waiting on our brand-new ez-go electric.

Originally Posted by DARFAP (Post 2050637)

Well, they do smell...being gas and all. I have to leave my garage open for a bit after parking the cart until the air clears.

Originally Posted by Rick777 (Post 2050600)

I have a Onward Club Car. Change the motor for 27MPH. Installed Titon T865 batteries. No problem 80 miles. Everywhere I need to go.

Originally Posted by rsmurano (Post 2050295)

Lead acid battery golf carts have a 20-23 mile range and diminish every year. You have to check water levels and clean the battery posts every quarter and replacing 4-12 volt batteries is almost $1000.
Lithium are maintenance free, have double to triple the operating range, but costly. At least every 8 years you will be spending thousands of $$$ to replace your lithium batteries, the bigger the battery, the more it’s going to cost. Also, lithium batteries are toxic so where are all these batteries going to be stored after they end of life them?
The new Yamaha drive 2 gas carts have a range of over 300 miles, don’t small, are very quiet, and cheap to work on. I can have the golf cart people change my oil once a year for $100 and replace the belt for another $100. After many years, I can rebuild the engine for a few hundred $$$ and it will be like brand new (engine wise) for many more years.

Originally Posted by williams1951 (Post 2051345)

There are 2 problems with lithium batteries. One is the cost of replacement. A friend just purchased a lithium powered cart and if it needs to be replaced, the cost will be approximately $2500 !! The other problem is the disposal of the used batteries. Apparently they are very hard to get rid of. Even the government has said that they may have rushed the electric cars because of the problem of disposal of the batteries.

Originally Posted by EdFNJ (Post 2050566)

I have 19,800 miles on my lithium cart over 3 years and 2 months and the batteries have not degraded (dropped) 1 mile of range per charge all that time (and yes, I keep track). They are rated for 500 charge cycles (about 10 years for me) and I have a LONG way to go. Will outlast my lifespan. :) I recharge 1 time every 7-8 days and get 66 miles on each charge +- 1 or 2 miles. I charge it at the exact same point every time when the battery level is down to 3 bars. I could probably squeeze another 7-8 miles out of it if I wanted. Replacements are around $3500 if I DIY. So comparing it to "regular batteries" that degrade faster, have to be charged more often and replaced more often (if you want to keep the same mileage as new) it may be worth it to some. I should be able to get another 2+ years out of these minimum so over 5 years I don't think it would be that far off for the convenience. NO, we are not comparing this to GAS which has it's own issues like upkeep and even the cost of gas for 5 years to compare but I personally don't like gas carts.

I look at it this way. I don't drink or smoke so all the money I saved over my lifetime makes up for the extra cost. :)