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The surprising reasons that more golf carts are becoming car replacements

Electrek

In recent years, a surprising trend has begun gaining momentum across the US: Golf carts are being increasingly adopted as primary modes of transportation in communities, beach towns, and other areas. The traditional image of golf carts as mere mobility aides for silver-haired retirees to traverse the greens is shifting rapidly.

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Dear Floridians: Golf Carts Are NOT Electric Cars

Green Car Reports

Electric car enthusiasts have struggled for years with "golf cart" jibes and only recently with cars like the 2011 Tesla Roadster and 2012 Nissan Leaf has the "ugly and slow" image started to disappear. In Florida, there's a different problem - people who believe their golf carts are actual cars.

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Would you trade your golf cart for this hilarious four-wheeled Chinese golf scooter?

Electrek

Golf carts are becoming much more popular these days , even off of the greens, for their use as alternative transportation. But would you be prepared to give up your four-wheeled golf cart for a much smaller (yet still four-wheeled) electric scooter? appeared first on Electrek.

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Kandi’s new collapsible electric golf cart is the latest tiny EV coming for your neighborhood

Electrek

Golf carts aren’t just for golfers anymore. In fact, they’re getting much more use away from the golfing green as an alternative to cars in neighborhoods all over the US. Now Kandi America’s new collapsible mini golf cart is trying to reframe the concept of low-impact urban transportation.

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Kinetic Green & Tonino Lamborghini Spa JV unveil new electric golf cart range

Electric Vehicles India

Kinetic Green & Tonino Lamborghini Spa JV unveil new electric golf cart range. The Kinetic Green said in a release that the Iso Divo golf carts will be available in two versions such as Strada and Golf which will be designed in Italy and manufactured in India. When #family #heritage matters!

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The surprising reasons that more golf carts are becoming car replacements

Electrek

In recent years, a surprising trend has begun gaining momentum across the US: Golf carts are being increasingly adopted as primary modes of transportation in communities, beach towns, and other areas. The traditional image of golf carts as mere mobility aides for silver-haired retirees to traverse the greens is shifting rapidly.

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Linear Labs to begin mass production of high-torque M200 e-mobility motor in September

Green Car Congress

We’ll be producing a plug-and-play motor that can be manufactured at lower volumes without extensive commitment, and people will easily be able to use it for e-scooters, golf carts, e-bikes, autonomous robots or any other last-mile application.

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