A good set of batteries will easily get through 2 rounds of golf. If you figure about 7000 yards for an average course then add for shoelacing and it easily gets to 16000 yards or 9 miles.
Also they do recover somewhat if they sit for a while.
That's a good point. They are usually only charged once a day, at night, and yes, 2 rounds a day is commonplace at our club. So they have a lot farther range than people may believe.
Bottom line, the difference in the air quality overwhelms these other considerations. Weight and battery disposal and relative cost are straw men arguments.
So, to get this back on track with a reality based discussion, would people's preferences for fast powerful gas carts preclude mandating electric ones for the sake of cleaning up the air of San Pedro?