Which is better a Street Legal Golf Cart or All Electric Vehicle?

I was born and raised on internal combustion engine vehicles. Back in my time we had muscle cars like the Chevy Corvette and Ford Mustang.

America became a major manufacturer of internal combustion engine cars after Ransom Old developed the assembly line and began mass producing cars. The assembly line has long been considered one of the greatest innovations of the 20th century. Henry Ford improved and innovated upon Ransom Old’s assembly line to make Detroit into the Motor City, the automobile manufacturing capital of the world.

According to GreenCars.com:

The invention of what we now refer to as an electric vehicle (EV) has to go to Scottish inventor Robert Anderson who made a full-size prototype electric “horseless carriage” in 1838. However, Anderson’s creation was more of an experiment than a practical conveyance since his carriage used batteries that were not rechargeable.

You may be amazed to know that electric vehicles have been with us since well before the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine became popular. In fact, several inventors around the world were playing with the idea of putting a battery-powered electric motor in a conveyance with wheels since around 1828 when Anyos Jedlik made an electric toy car.

The first all electric vehicle was invented in 1864. It was the Hague Tramway Network which had 12 different tram lines and two light rail lines.

Fast forward to 2022 and we find a plethora of all electric vehicles, almost all cars or SUVs, made by companies like Tesla, Chevrolet, Ford, Mercedes Benz and others.

We also have hundreds of brands, makes and models of internal combustion engine cars, trucks, tractors, airplanes, lawn mowers, factory machines and other forms of fossil fuel driven equipment like generators, to power you home when the electricity goes out.

QUESTION: Should you purchase a street legal golf cart or an all electric vehicle?

Golf Cart or All Electric Vehicle

We looked at two manufacturers of electric vehicles. Moto Electric Vehicles a company that manufactures street legal golf carts. Their carts include: street legal golf carts, low speed vehicles, electric shuttles, wheel chair electric shuttles, commercial electric vehicles, electric emergency vehicles, golf carts and lifted off road golf carts.

We chose the Lucid Air all electric sedan because it was Motor Trends 2022 car of the year. Motor Trend ended their column about the Lucid Air stating:

The Lucid Air did not instantly win all of our judges hearts. Many expressed dire concern that if Lucid fails to rectify the wonky quirks our prototype suffered, the brand and car could go down in history as the 21st century Tucker or Chevy Vega. Some longtime judges assuaged these fears by highlighting the many similarities between this car and company and the Tesla we awarded [car of the year] in 2013. In the long run, electric vehicles are the way forward for cars and mobility, and the way forward for electric vehicles is continuous improvement of batteries, motors, and charging. That’s why the great-looking, strong performing, tech-leapfrogging Lucid Air is Motor Trend’s 2022 Car of the Year.

What’s the difference between a golf cart and an all electric vehicle? Essentially nothing. As Motor Trend pointed out it’s down to three things: batteries, motors, and charging.

Both Motor Electrics’ golf carts and the Lucid Air are all electric, both have a single gear transmission and both have rechargeable batteries. Both provide transportation for individuals, and up to 6 passengers in the case of golf carts. All EVs can hold up to 5 passengers.

The only differences are in luxury and pricing.

So there you have it. EVs are nothing more than expensive golf carts.

Who Should Choose What Vehicle You Drive?

Now that you know that EVs are simply more luxurious and more expensive golf carts the question is: Who should decide what vehicle you drive?

For Democrats it must be the government. Democrats want to save the planet by making you drive only electric vehicles because normally aspirated vehicles emit CO2. But isn’t CO2 plant food and doesn’t CO2 make the planet greener? Of course it does.

QUESTION: If CO2 is good for the plants and our planet why this push for all electric vehicles?

ANSWER: It’s all about power and control!

You see what car you drive should be a personal decision. The open market should decide which vehicles win and which vehicles lose customers.

It is not the government’s job to force you to drive an EV. In fact, it’s un-Constitutional. Show me in the Constitution where the government can force me to buy EVs and only EVs.

What the Constitution does require is we as American citizens have an unalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of our individual happiness.

Having said that my wife will continue to drive her Lexus and I will continue to ride my Honda motorcycle.

And this ends the discussion on golf carts and liberty.

©Dr. Rich Swier. All rights reserved.

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