subject: Info On Golf Carts [print this page] A golf cart, also known as golf buggy, is a small vehicle designed originally to carry two golfers and their golf clubs around a golf course. It comes in a wide range of formats and is more generally used to carry small numbers of passengers in short distances.
Club Car, EZ Go, and Yamaha are the main brands of golf carts. The most recent golf carts resemble a car more than a cart. The accessories of golf cart such as custom body panels, wheels, stereo systems, paint jobs, and lift kits make for a luxury vehicle. It is also possible to buy larger engines to get more speed and high performance exhaust and air filters. Some carts come with windshields that fold down.
Types of golf carts:
There are two types of golf carts gasoline and electric
Gasoline golf carts which work like little cars have small engines. The engines which run on gasoline, power the cart's wheels. In a car, the engine starts when you turn the key. It keeps running until you switch the ignition off. However, in a gasoline-powered golf cart, the engine starts when you step on the gas pedal, and it shuts off when you take your foot off the gas. This helps to save gas and cuts down on emissions. Gasoline golf carts, better suited for hilly terrain, are generally more powerful than electric golf cars. These can also be fitted with more powerful motors, beefed-up suspensions and four-wheel drive, making them perfect for work in rocky areas.
Electric golf carts use batteries to power an electric motor. These batteries can be charged by plugging the cart into a wall outlet. But, some golf carts are now fitted with solar panels on their roofs to help charge the batteries. Though electric golf carts seem like cheaper solution to gas, you need to replace the batteries every 4 year and it may be costly. Electric golf carts are good to use on golf courses and around your neighborhood. Except for periodic brake, repairs as well as tire and batteries replacement are minimal on the electric golf carts.
