Eric Hanson wrote:John Weiland,
I was reading your post about a solar electric golf cart and personally I love it!
Eric
I've been following this thread... um?... since I don't remember when. Felt the overwhelming urge post... so here I am.
1.) Electric golf carts can be a reasonable transportation solution, but not all states allow such on public roadways without a driver's license and possibly vehicle registration +insurance. My state is one such. My State also views "4 wheels" mandating a driver's license as a minimum. Your state my vary, so probably best to check State & Local laws before you reach for your plastic.
I'm a senior, but physically still able to safely drive a licensed motor vehicle, but have chosen instead to go completely car free, and happily ditch all car related issues... such as,.. license, registration, insurance, $fuel$, repairs, tires, ect, ect, ect. I'm also about 12 miles from town. I am fortunate to have tools... but more specifically, I'm somewhat of a fabricator... with welding experience.
2.) E-bike. Yes, a viable option, but I much preferred a rig with more cargo capacity, and I'm not particularly fond mixing-it-up with traffic on 2 wheels on public asphalt. I also wasn't impressed with the current crop of ebikes/trikes I've examined. So, I ventured out on my own and fabbed what I wanted... and still remain within Statutory requirements. I have been riding street legal 3-wheelers for a little over 2 decades now, starting with an original 'granny trike' (NOT recommended)... but quickly blossomed into the roadworthy rig shown below: (The second image is a "fancy" trike my Father kept badgering me to build... completed on Farther's Day 2010 (or thereabouts) )
