Unless you are a really major golf nut, you usually rely on good weather to play golf. Good weather would mean sunny skies, excellent visibility and few clouds. All these are also the pre-requisites for getting the maximum efficiency from solar cells. Some designing genius must have been doing pretty badly at golf that day since he decided to stop playing and figured out how to make a solar powered golf cart.
So next time, the good feeling that you get from playing a good round of golf can only be increased by knowing that you are not harming the environment with your buggy as you move from hole to hole.
The cart has an array of 72 photovoltaic cells built into the roof that collect solar energy, providing up to 33% more range between recharges than non-solar electric golf carts. The carts 160-watt array produces up to three amps per hour for its 48-volt rechargeable battery system, providing a range of up to 49 milesapproximately 10 rounds of golfbefore requiring a full recharge (overnight via its 6 inches long AC adapter; 15 hours via its solar array).
The array also extends the life of the battery system by 60% more than other electric golf carts. Its 5 1/2-hp electric motor and 19-spline rear axle provides a maximum speed of 24 MPH and is powerful enough to enable the cart to climb a 28?incline when fully l oaded with two passengers and golf bags, supporting up to 755 lbs
Retails at 9000$ a cart.