subject: Why Golf Cars Are Replacing Larger Vehicles [print this page] One of the latest trends when it comes to transportation is the prevalence of golf cars, or electric cars that resemble golf carts in many ways. This is especially the case in parts of Florida, where residents of some towns are doing away with gasoline powered cars all together, and instead purchasing a golf car to get them around. Here are some reasons why this new mode of transportation is so popular.
First, golf cars are cheaper than an automobile that you purchase from a dealership. Unless you are buying a very cheap car from a dealership, golf cars will save you a great deal of money, or unless you are buying a used car. Most golf cars run between five and ten thousand dollars, which is about one third of what the average automobile costs new.
However, the price isn't the only reason that people are going with golf cars, or even the main one. The main reason that people choose to go this route with their transportation is simply to save on gasoline. With gas prices higher than ever, and still climbing, being able to plug in your golf car overnight and travel up to forty or fifty miles without paying a cent for gasoline is very appealing.
There are some other reasons. One of them is that golf cars take up less space on the road and they take up less space when parking. While you can only park one vehicle in the parking space you might Be able to park two or three golf cars.
You will of course have to plug your golf car in. However, you can run your car for about 50 miles off the one eight hour charge. For some vehicles and maybe as many as 60 or 70 miles, and for others a shorter amount. However as technology gets better, cars will run longer on shorter charges.
One of the other factors that may be influencing people's purchase of golf cars is the environment. Since cars are powered by gasoline and do pollute the atmosphere with their emissions, Golf cars are cleaner and safer vehicle. As more and more areas become polluted more people will be switching to electric cars or some equivalent.
The reality is, oil is a limited resource and even though it may not run out any time in the future, it is going to be gone eventually, and using smaller, electric vehicles like golf cars can help to start a process that will make sure that our chidren's children don't rely on oil to propel their vehicles.
If you live in a city or town where you think golf cars may be appropriate, look into the product, and then talk to your town officials about making allowances for smaller, electric vehicles to be street legal.
