Jim: your comment "just a thought for the future life on AC" is most poignant. My problem is there seems to be far too little thought and investment being given to planing and accomodating for all the growth in population density that comes with the development that is being promoted on AC.
With the expansion, both north and south, it is neccessary to have transportation that electric golf carts are not suited for. They just do not have the range to make them practical for those residents. Not to mention the power problem that we are faced with.
If AC is going to have the development that appears inevitable, compromises like gas golf carts are inevitable. And probably desirable when factured into an overall plan.
People coming to AC and wanting more hotels and condos, beaches "stolen" from the sea, bars stocked with beer deliverd daily, taxis waiting in line at the airstrip and boats and motors to take them and all the cruise ship people snorkling and a goverment that is not investing in the infrastucture and regulations to support this are the important problems not being addressed.
It is the number of people on the island, of which I am one, that is creating the problems. And to focus a debate on whether to rent a gas or electric golf cart when there are so many more important issues to addrsss, is as I said, like focusing on jay walkers when you have murders to deal with. But, I guess that makes some people think they are doing their part and makes them feel good. Solving the greater and more important issues will requirer alot more than just doing something that makes you feel good.
Bottom line is, if we do like Jim suggests and give some thought to the future and an overall plan, we would probably find that gas golf carts would be one of the "compromises" that would be far desirable to what is being done now.