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On National Golf Cart Day (seriously), here’s 10 ways they beat cars

Baua Electric

Golf carts are no longer just for cruising the country club. Thanks to US golf cart maker E-Z-GO , which partnered with National Calendar Day to help establish National Golf Cart Day in celebration of the brand’s 70th anniversary, we can now all celebrate these pint-sized car replacements with their own holiday.

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

With rising gasoline prices, I believe the demand for freeway capable electric vehicles is going to increase over the next few years. While people can purchase neighborhood electric vehicles today for about $10K, they only have a top speed of 35 miles an hour or so, essentially glorified golf-carts.

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Test Drive to Work

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

The RPM stays constant when I "coast" unlike a gasoline engine which tends to slowly drift back to "idle." It took me 30 seconds to get up to 60 mph. I'm not sure how much current these golf cart batteries are designed for. This makes synchronization of the gears rather difficult.

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Kandi America launches three new low-cost electric go-karts for off-roading

Baua Electric

Kandi America , best known for its range of electric golf carts and eUTVs, has just unveiled three new electric go-karts designed for off-roading fun. The top speed is listed at 15 mph (25 km/h) and the max range is 25 miles (40 km) thanks to the 48V 30Ah (1.4 Those old things have been around for years. kWh) battery.

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Why this electric ‘car’ the size of two motorcycles should be on your list

Baua Electric

They’re also not nearly as powerful, since they are federally limited to just 25 mph (40 km/h) top speeds. As long as they meet the regulations and can be certified as street legal, they’re allowed on nearly any road in the country that has a posted speed limit of 35 mph (56 km/h) or less. And lastly, let’s talk convenience.

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China is testing more driverless cars than any other country – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Last fall, Japan suspended its test of driverless golf carts that travel 7 mph after one of them hit the pedal of a parked bicycle. Driverless technology works much better with battery electric cars than with gasoline-powered cars or most hybrid gasoline-electric cars. No one was injured. automaker Tesla.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It is reminiscent of the early 1900’s, when steam, electric, diesel, biomass, and gasoline power options competed on a level playing field for consumers’ attention. In the end, gasoline won out because it was the cheapest and delivered the most energy per unit, but it took 20 years to sort out. Electric cars a still a joke.