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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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Reducing Carbon Emissions Quickly Is the Goal – Not Quarter-Mile Times (Commentary)

EV Adoption

With software controls and connectivity increasing on electric cars, speeds could potentially be limited based on location. The fast acceleration capability of electric vehicles was a key component to reducing the “golf cart” image of EVs that existed before the Tesla Model S emerged in 2012.

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Don't let those batteries just sit around

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

The two one-inch holes will get grommets for the high-current battery cables connecting the front batteries with the middle pack. The 8-volt golf cart batteries arrived over 24 days ago and have just been sitting on the garage floor, discharging. The 16 7-inch cables connect adjacent batteries.

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

Baua Electric

Owning an electric car is already fairly convenient because you don’t have many of the same maintenance concerns as combustion engine cars. I’ve touted the Eli ZERO several times in this article, largely because it’s fresh in the news (I’m not connected to the company, and I have no financial incentive – I just like the thing).

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Powered by Blogrunner Previous post The Promise of a Better Light Bulb? April 10, 2009 11:21 am Link Kaare- Lithium Ion batteries do not contain lead (unless it is in solder connections) and do not contain acid. And with EV maintenance you are less exposed to being ripped off buy the ICE car repairman. — Jeff U 6.

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