Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Golf carts are traded in sooner than regular autos. So, with that in mind, think about purchasing one that is popular with the majority of Villagers.
One sees more Yamahas and Club carts than any other brand. As for gas or electric, the majority purchase gas carts. |
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Does anyone know of other websites for purchasing carts from TV area? I'm thinking that shipping charges from other areas would add on too much cost. |
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You’re hurting the environment no matter which way you go. I say pick which one you want and go have fun with it!
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Buy a good quality used EZGO like this one with old lead batteries. Then spend another 3 to 4 grand on lithium batteries. For around 8 grand you will have a reliable maintenance free cart for ten years with operating cost a fraction of a gas one. Range of 80-90 miles is more than adequate. I live near Lopez (way north). Yesterday carted to Southern Oaks, played 18, drove to Sumter Landing, then to Spanish Springs, then home. No range issues. 55-60 miles and still had 45% battery reserve. Quieter, more torque, zero smell. Gas is the past. Go ⚡️ |
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I couldn't come close to making the trip as described, unless maybe if I drove the cart at 5 MPH. There's not a human alive, who could stand to drive a golf cart from OB to Southern Oaks, at 5 mph. OBH to Southern Oaks is 16 miles each way + 7 miles to play a round of golf. At a cruising speed of 20 mph to get there and back, I'd be sweating out the ride home. I'd sure as hell not have enough charge to include a side trip to Brownwood and still have almost 50% charge left, when I got home. |
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I have two 48 volt 120 AH running in parallel. Cruise at 22 mph. Navitas blue tooth programmable controller on my Ezgo also has regen braking. I also have Curtis cab which adds weight. Without that I could probably go 110-120 miles. General rule of thumb is range of cart in miles is half the amp hours.
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I've never seen any real life results, that come remotely close to that "rule of thumb", particular in an environment like The Villages. Perhaps on a golf course, where the Controller is programmed not to exceed 10-12 mph and it's primarily flat ground. I've got $100 for anyone who can get their Lithium powered golf car range to 50% of the Amperage, on Villages MMP's at normal Villages cruising speed of 19 mph. Last edited by BrianL99; 02-09-2024 at 06:35 PM. |
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I prefer to do the calculations in watt-hours per mile. My 9k watt-hour battery pack is good for 60 miles or 150 watt-hours per mile. The guy who posted has an 11.5k watt-hour pack. I think that should be OK for about 80 miles. Perhaps his cart draws less that 150 watt-hours per mile?
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All I know, is I've driven 105 Amp, 150 Amp & 210 Amp carts and I can't get close to 50% of the Amp rating, in miles. All the carts were brand new. I actually ran the 105 Amp out of charge, at about 18-19 miles, the first time I used it. |
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Was that a 48V system? If so, 18-19 miles seems pretty low. Using some percentage of the amp-hour rating can be problematic because the voltage isn't being specified. My electric is a 60V system so 150 amp-hours at 60V is more energy that 150 amp-hours at 48V. Regardless, the 60 miles that my electric can do is more than enough. In 10 years, the most miles we ever put on a cart in one day was about 30 miles.
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