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Best electric golf cart brands? I can't find the thread

Posted on 4/15/25 at 3:36 pm
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
16844 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 3:36 pm
Was it Club Car and Yamaha? In the market and trying to avoid the over priced Chinese shite that breaks

Or maybe EZGO?

TIA.
This post was edited on 4/15/25 at 3:37 pm
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
16844 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 3:39 pm to
Also, I found a cool looking Yamaha and they say they put new acid batteries in it last year (and new wheels/tires), are acid batteries what you want or lithium?

I think lithium according to Reddit...
This post was edited on 4/15/25 at 3:40 pm
Posted by Witty_Username
Member since Jul 2021
611 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 3:40 pm to
I'm not sure what the consensus was, but I have an '07 club car that is still going strong. I put in a lithium battery, and that baby runs like scalded dog. I recently added a rear seat so that my whole family can ride.
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
68652 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 3:40 pm to
don't get a tesla it will get vandalized

Club Cart and Yamaha are both nice. Any reason you don't want gas?
Posted by Dantheman504
N/A
Member since Jun 2013
4905 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 3:41 pm to
quote:

acid batteries what you want or lithium?



Water batteries
Posted by Mouth
Member since Jan 2008
21930 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 3:42 pm to
you can't go wrong with any of the 3 you mentioned in your OP.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
16844 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 3:43 pm to
quote:

Any reason you don't want gas?


Don't feel like dealing with gas...would rather just have it charging in my garage. It's also quieter. For neighborhood, no real hills.

Posted by Mouth
Member since Jan 2008
21930 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 3:44 pm to
I have a 2013 ezgo. I put a navitas controller on it. goes 30 mph now.

water batteries. 48 volt.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
16844 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 3:45 pm to
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Water batteries


I have no clue what this is
Posted by Mouth
Member since Jan 2008
21930 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 3:47 pm to
It’s the original cell batteries youve always had. You have to top them off with water to keep the cells cool when running.

Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
16844 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 3:54 pm to
So any of these brands with newish 48v batteries is fine and I just top them off with water?

Out of my element when it comes to this, as you can tell.
Posted by N2cars
Member since Feb 2008
33929 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 3:54 pm to
Distilled water
Posted by Popths
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2016
4276 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 4:00 pm to
When I visited The Villages in Florida, the cart to have is the Yamaha gas powered.
Posted by BenDover
Member since Jul 2010
5518 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 4:03 pm to
Club Car, Yamaha, and EZGO are all good brands. I've had CC & EZGO and prefer CC but it's more about preference at that point. You can't really go wrong with any of the three.

Yamaha has a really good gas model that is super quiet. It's hardly louder than the electric models but it is $$$$$.

For the electric ones, you just top the batteries off with distilled water every few months or so in the fall/winter. During the hotter season you may check them more frequently. Just be sure you're using distilled water when refilling.
This post was edited on 4/15/25 at 4:04 pm
Posted by DCtiger1
Member since Jul 2009
10121 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 4:03 pm to
We have a MadJax. It's been great.

LINK
Posted by Gotabyte
Slidell
Member since Feb 2020
241 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 4:17 pm to
I have a 2005 Yamaha gas model. Never had any problems with it and you hear the wind noise over the engine except when accelerating hard. My friends with batteries and same year have replaced 3 sets.
Posted by PorkSammich
North FL
Member since Sep 2013
15509 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 4:32 pm to
I’ve had an Icon electric cart for 3 years, no issues so far.
Posted by redneck
Los Suenos, Costa Rica
Member since Dec 2003
53966 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 4:37 pm to
I got a 4 seater EPIC last May that has been awesome.I believe ICON owns them now. Holds battery very well and does 25. We use it to go between camps and to downtown BSL.
Posted by Mariner
Mandeville, LA
Member since Jul 2009
2308 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 4:38 pm to
I have an Evolution 6 seater which all face forward. It's a mid grade+ quality. Club Car is probably a Cadillac.
Posted by Mouth
Member since Jan 2008
21930 posts
Posted on 4/15/25 at 4:44 pm to
quote:

So any of these brands with newish 48v batteries is fine and I just top them off with water?


Both the 36v and 48v you will likely have to top the water level off twice a year.

You just pop the cap on the battery and make sure the water is at least above the cell. It’s not hard.
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