OK, thanks for the info.

I have an electric cart and a normal trip to and from town with a few circles around town is at least 10 miles. I could easily drive another 5 miles without worrying about my charge. My batteries are about 1 year old.

Which is cheaper on a yearly basis gas or electric?

The mileage I put on my cart precludes electric but I would be interested to know what the actual operating costs are for each are on a yearly basis.

Excellent information, thanks. And kudos for using an electric cart.

you can recycle batterys

Good point. My guess is most of them are recycled. Heck, they were being recycled back when I was selling them in a ranch supply store in the late 60's.

Sorry Jesse,
6 volt batterys at any store here are $400bz plus or minus 5 bucks.
$2400 for a new set.

You just don't know where to shop.

enlighten me then

Although it is a big challenge (though not as big as an all electric mandate), I think a better long term solution to this problem would be to create a trolley system. The trollies could easily be electric with planned charging stations, it would generate money for the city, it would be infinately easier on the environment, and it would eliminate many of the other traffic problems that we sometimes experience (noise, crowding, etc).

The biggest obstacle to doing something of this nature is likely to be resistance from the taxi drivers associations. There are a great number of people who depend on their taxis for their livelyhood and this must not be ignored.