Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
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.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 16, 2023
LSVs are more than a golf cart—they are street legal on most roads posted 35 mph or less. More than half of United States roadways are assigned speed limits of 35 miles per hour or less, and that number is growing constantly as more cities are lowering speed limits to increase safe, healthy and equitable mobility.
EV Adoption
JUNE 14, 2021
Last week Tesla revealed that its new Model S Plaid EV could reach a speed of near 200 MPH and reach 0 to 60 MPH in 1.99 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.
Teslarati
APRIL 19, 2021
Capable of a 62 MPH top speed and only around 75 and 110 miles of range per charge, the vehicle’s base model is available for a respectable $4,200. It won’t go over 62 MPH, but it’s another gas car off the road, something that is always a positive. kWh battery and the other a 13.8 kWh battery.
Green Car Congress
JULY 6, 2009
It has a top speed of 35 mph (56 kph). The lead-acid battery offers a range of 50-70 km (31-41 miles) on one charge; the Li-polymer battery offers a range of 100-110 km (62-68 miles). The c-Zone is based on a golf cart chassis and uses a 48V, 3.5 The e-Zone uses a 72V, 5.0 A direct-drive wheel motor is optional.
Open Source Civic EV Kit
APRIL 7, 2008
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. All the commercially available freeway-capable (70 mph) EVs are priced way out of reach for the average consumer.
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
AUGUST 5, 2007
Since traffic is really light on Sunday morning, I drove to work (15 miles away) and back to see how the 914 would handle. 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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