I am for gas carts. Electric will be the future, but it's not ready for prime time as of today. Batteries will run down as time passes. And you never know when you will need the extra distance, better be safe with gas IMHO.
The batteries in an electric cart need to be replaced every 3 to 4 years. As they get closer to needing replacement your run time diminishes dramatically. Cost of replacement is $1000.00 for "good" batteries. I have owned 3 electric carts and would never buy another. Gas is the way to go.
The new lithium ion batteries have an 8 year warranty. They need zero maintenance. No watering. They keep their power no matter what the level of charge. The prices have dropped considerably.
When it comes to buying new or used golf carts, stay away from the Villages. The new ones are marked up 25% more there, used ones come with a high price too. Search Craigslist in Miami or Tampa and you'll find great deals there. Even New golf cart dealers in those markets are cheaper.
Very creative, fun and informative. I'm partial to gas power but the electric seems like it might be the better buy as long as those batteries last a long time.
What was not mentioned was the smell of gas if spilled when fueling and the exhaust fumes going thru the tunnels my wife holds her breath in the tunnels.
Yup, fumes are freaking gross, they're rude to the person following, if you have kids on the back they're breathing in carbon monoxide and NOX... and we wonder why people started having higher cancer rates after the gas automobile became popular... go figure... we breath in that garbage. Electric is now, and the future... RIP gas garbage
Even 50 miles even in a deluxe comfortable golf cart would make your back and your butt ache. Brand new they both should work great for the first 3 years, eventually there are more things that can go wrong with the gas combustion engine. Especially since the batteries look much more easily replaceable than an electric car battery. Maybe you could use a hard case golf bag travel protector for covered storage when you go shopping.
The future of electric golf carts is here now. EZ Go makes a lithium battery golf cart. The same type of batteries that power Tesla automobiles. Zero maintenance. (No watering, post cleaning). Long range. 8 year warranties. No loss of power as they age. I always thought I would get a gas golf cart. But with the price of lithium batteries coming down, this is something to consider.
Golf carts used to be $1000 used and batteries were less back then. But then the quality went down and price went up when everyone started buying them to be cool. Different buyer and different demographic gets them now. I'm dealing with a 2016 Yamaha electric and I refuse to pay much for a throwaway battery. That's waste. You can't get cash deposit anymore at O'Reilly's. Might convert it to gas somehow.
Here in our golf cart friendly city, some people have gas carts but they are mostly frowned on by others because they are noise, they pollute and they really stink if you get behind one on the golf cart path. I think the normal for batteries to last is 5 years but if you have good ones and take care of them they can last a lot longer. The first cart we had the batteries lasted a little over 7 years and I'm on 5 years now with the cart I have now and they are still holding a charge as good as they did when they were new. :)
@@ayeflowerwildcraft8845 I live in Peachtree City GA which is a golf cart community, and all of our golf cart dealers carry electric carts. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sSXHClBOux0.html&ab_channel=PeachtreeCityCVB
LOL!!! That was hilarious! I now think I am sold on the battery-powered car. It appears to be much less maintenance and you only have to plug it in, no gas. Thank you for a great vlog segment!
Used electric Par cart nothing but trouble especially the par cart whose sophisticated charger was a poor design. Went to gas and never had a problem! Go Yamaha!
I maintain over 200 UPS battery backup power supplies for network equipment at work and I hate batteries, they are nothing but a pain in the ass! I would only ever buy a gas cart.
I don't know what kind of electric cart you had, but all the ones I've used are super simple... and the lithium ones are INSANE... not only that... but throw a solar panel on the roof and I never even plug the thing in!!!
Entertaining and informative, you guys are branching out. I’ve been watching your vids from checking out the Villages on RU-vid. I’m still pre-retirement age and decided to build in Beaufort, NC due to work. I will be getting a golf cart so this vid was helpful. Someday I will visit the Villages and check it out in person. I’ll keep watching even though I’m not moving there because I like your content. Keep up the good work.
Two Old Fart golf carts, 23 miles an hour isn’t fast. My Kodiak Apex electric golf cart with duel 105 amp lithium batteries goes 32 mph. and I can go 65 plus miles at full throttle.
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We've had the same golf cart for almost 20 years - electric. We get it tuned up, no problems. I do not care for the noise and fumes of gas. Have never owned one but been in them with others. Loved the video - very creative....
Why did you buy the Ez-Go with the Acid batteries? I bought my Ez-Go with the Lithium batteries and there is absolutely no maintenance, no adding water and they charge up faster has faster pickup as well.
@@slowridin4988 Mine fully charges in about 4 hours, it has a power gauge on the cart just like a fuel gauge. The cart came with a 5-year warranty on the batteries, the dealer said to expect at least 7-10 years before you need to replace them, and then they cost about $1300. I was replacing my acid batteries about every four years anyway at a cost of around $800. Besides no maintenance and faster charging time, it is cost-effective to replace as well.
Electric is definitely the way to go. I’ve had both. Hard to beat the torque, power and dependability of electric. If all I have to do is replace batteries every 5-7 years I’m sold.
Looks like you two had a lot of fun making this one. Production quality keeps getting better and better! Was surprised to learn the electric model is still using lead acid batteries today when lithium is the norm for cars. I get it that it's cheaper but wow...so 1980s
Yamaha is so much better. The Quietech is very quiet. I had an electric and had the batteries sweating all over our garage floor. The new Quietech has high speed gears. My cart goes 27 mph. I also had the clutch upgrade so I also get amazing Torque. I love being able to go for a long cruise without worrying about battery life. Lithium might be a possibility down the road but they have a long way to go......
This was a great video Jerry and Linda! I definitely have to side with the Wisconsin guy with the gas cart! Go Badgers! Unrelated, but do you guys ever go to the dog parks? Could you do a video on those?
I like my husbands Yamaha gas cart, but I LOVE my atomic electric cart!!! Air conditioning, heat, power windows, power locks, windshield wipers, trunk storage, a rear seat which folds down for more storage, full seat belts, and a radio with a USB port which means I can listen to music from my phone and make phone calls through my speakers. 😍😍😍
We bought the yamaha quite gas golf cart...We paid extra for upgrades Padded seats..lock and key on our dashboard..love the shelf inside the golf cart..I put my hat , sunglasses, box of tissues....Very quiet..
Great demo! Thanks!! One thing, batteries will need to be replaced about every 5 years. About $110 per battery. I am still considering electric anyway.
The downside to the electric is on the batteries are done and they have to be replaced you better bring a lot of money I work at a golf cart place it's going to be over $1,000 easy that gas engine will run forever I see the gas engines run 25 years without a rebuild
the battery replacement cost would be the big decision choice for me in 5-7 years that's an additional cost that needs to be considered at purchase time, with the gas cart their should be no big $ issues in the future..
Such a fun video....yes currently binge watching you guys. I am 55 and my wife is 62 and we are itching to retire! Me more so than my hairstylist wife! Living vicariously through you guys will have to do for now! Loving all the great content, keep it going! I am learning so much about retirement from you guys! I always wonder what folks did for a living prior to retirement, would you share?
Lithium is the way to go, it's faster and by far the least maintenance of either. Both Lead Acid and Gas have their annoyances. With programming you can make your lithium cart go 35 or 40 mph.
A fun way to learn about the differences! Thank you all for the video! My choice would be electric. I like those cup holders and USB ports on the gas engine. Great idea to carry the folding chairs on the back in stead of golf clubs.
Yeah those golf carts no tickle my fancy. I have a Honda Pioneer 1000, does 67mph stock, 4x4, 2x4 automatic transmission, , same USB ports.4 wheel disc brakes, independent suspension all around, $14k out the door, no taxes. I own 6 acres up by Ocala so I took advantage of Florida's Ag tax exemption on farm implements. I put a LSV farm triangle on it and run it as a LSV, no turn signals needed, hand signals are still a lawful form of signaling in Florida. Now I take my Pioneer all over the state riding it, lots of fun. Ocala and Osceola National Forests, River Ranch, Holopaw, Daytona Beach. Don't let them tell you, you can only have a golf cart there. You can have UTV's too. Change the tires, insure it, and stay off roads 35mph and over, run it same as a LSV at 25mph, put a LSV triangle on it, and nobody can say anything, unless you try to go golfing with it.
....yes, we agree, the Villages is getting big...but you usually are just going from one point to another...not trying to tour the whole acreage of the Villages...but believe me, your gonna be real sick of riding around in that little golf car if your going even 50 miles in one day!...For example, from our house in Sable Chase to Lake Sumter, onward up to Spanish Springs, and back and then continuing all the way down to Brownwood, and then back to our house in Sable Chase is about 25 miles...and believe me, no matter how nice the cart, (and ours is pretty comfortable)...we were tired at the end of that journey...now, I could have done that entire trek all over again “twice” without a recharge...but hey...if we have to go that far, we’d rather just take our SUV...😉...just sayin...
I think both golf cars would be great but how nice it would be to never have to visit a gas station again and maybe spill a little gas. Just drive home plug it in and your all set. Do you have to replace the batteries every 4 years sure. But that’s easily done by the dealership while you’re having lunch. And Really most of the time you’re not going to go over 75 miles a day. So I would love the all electric car. Just one mans opinion. Great job guys very entertaining, loved it. Your friend Bobby.
The Battery Boys is a business that comes to your house. They do a really good job of cleaning the area where the batteries go & even paint, if needed. I have arthritis & in testing my neighbor's gas cart, found that turning the handle to go forward or backward was just too hard. On the electric, you just flip a switch on the dash. There's a lot of old gas carts being driven and boy, are they stinky & noisy!
Electric is the way to go. Not to mention gas is over $4 a gallon. Lithium pack have a 10 year battery life. They charge up to 75% in just a couple of hours.
Great video! My take is that if you are going to use the cart frequently, like in a cart friendly community, going to the super market, etc. I'd go with electric for sure. On the other hand, like in my case, I don't live in a area suited for carts. Have hills, rural country roads, dirt roads and the like, I went with a recond gas unit. I feel the batteries would die from old age before cycling them out. Lithium's would last longer, but the cost wouldn't be worth it for my use. I chose, what felt was the least of two evils. LOL.
If you're using a cart every day you definitely want to go gas. It's far superior for heavy use and replacing the batteries is extremely expensive and the extra range is huge especially in a place as big as the villages. Electric is nice if you use your cart infrequently.
@@JayJayPea1 Interesting 180 from my opinion. Like just about anything, it's how you look @ it I guess. I went w/gas after weighing out all my use requirements. Plus running all over my lawn with a battery cart would flatten and smash the grass etc. due to weight and all. For pavement, doesn't matter gas or electric. I'd figured for a cart friendly community, a battery cart would be the way to go. Especially for seniors who don't want to fiddle with a nengine. Oh well.
Electric is nice if you use something three years and toss it. But having to replace batteries on the cart I inherited is no-go. Might convert it to run on one of my spare mower engines. Sounds tricky though. Definitely won't be fast. But then grandpa bought it new and never drove it.... Anything involving batteries is a racket. All the companies are owned by a few foreign names.
Was considering gas and electric for community center considering how much farther u can go without needing to worry about anything gas seems much better literally go 1-2 months without having to think about the Cart then when it does need something it's gas which takes 5 minutes max or a oil change once a year 30 minutes. And if you don't treat the batteries right you can expected a 1000 dollar bill every few years if you u want to maintain a decent range.
@@waynerhea6649 Ya, I hear ya. Always a Rob Peter to pay Paul thing. I have no regrets with my gas cart after having it a year now. I learned some HOA's in certain communities will not allow gas carts! Enjoy!
It is not an issue at all for us. We have never smelled it in our garage and the only time you might smell it is in a tunnel if there are several other golf cars with you.
Great video! We’ve been here since Thanksgiving and just ordered our electric cart. I couldn’t take the fumes and noise in the gas carts. My husband has been driving an electric car and loves it. I can’t see us driving more than 80 miles in a day so the range is more than sufficient. If I need to go to Walmart or Target I’d be going by car anyway.
The fumes from the gas golf carts are horrible. The homeowners who live on the golf course must hate the noise from the gas golf carts. These gas golf carts are really go-karts.
Disagree.ride in them everyday. Very, very seldom do I ever smell the fumes. Maybe in a tunnel and only once in a while… As far as noise, since 2017 Yamaha has made quietech golf carts. They are not too noisy at all.
Hi. Excellent video. My father in-law sadly passed away recently. They have the same exact gas and electric carts. I’m looking for advice on storing them from May until January. I’m mostly looking what to do with the batteries on both carts. Ty
Well, we don't "toodle" around in golf carts in Connecticut unless we are physically on a golf course! But this is an interesting video...loved that western "feel" at the beginning. For both those "cowboys" with those golf carts there are no issues leaving their "INJUNS running." Hey, drag racing golf carts...wonder if anybody thought of having an official golf cart drag racing tournament at the Villages. Now that would be fun. Oh, I did notice that Packer sticker on one of the golf carts! "GO PACK GO!" Keep those videos coming and all the best to "Giz!"
No those are for golfers. If you hit a golf ball properly it takes a divot from the course. You sprinkle a mixture of sand, seed, & fertilizer back into the hole you just made and the course recovers quickly.
Thomas, I am not sure how old the carts are that you are referring to, but I can tell you that we have two carts and all of our friends have golf carts and none of them emit a strong odor of exhaust or gasoline. If you are driving through a tunnel and there are several carts present you may smell exhaust, but as soon as you exit it dissipates quickly. Perhaps that was a problem with older carts we don't have much experience with carts older than 2016 models.
we have had an Atomic electric which has air conditioning that works fantastic for a year and a half and love it. we also kept our yamaha gas but it spends most of it's time in the garage. when you're out golfing and it's 95 degrees the a/c is amazing.
I'm getting ready to install a AC conversion kit to my 2018 Club Car Precedent. It should hit about 35 miles an hour and I will be adding a lithium battery pack soon after that.
