Here are a few key facts about electric golf cars:

• Electric golf cars, also called golf carts, are small battery-powered vehicles used to carry golfers and their equipment around a golf course. They typically seat 2-4 people.

• They are powered by lead-acid batteries or increasingly by lithium-ion batteries. Electric models have largely replaced gas-powered golf carts which were noisy and emitted pollution.

• They are very quiet in operation compared to gas-powered carts. This makes them less disruptive to golfers and wildlife.

• Benefits are lower operating costs than gas carts, less maintenance, improved torque for climbing hills, and no emissions. Downsides are limited range per charge and higher initial costs.

• Beyond golf courses, they are popular on college campuses, gated communities, airports and industrial sites for basic transportation needs over short distances. They provide an eco-friendly alternative to full sized vehicles.