Pros of golf carts and neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) replacing all private cars within a city:

  • Only goes as fast as a bicycle, so isn’t a viable suburban commuter vehicle, meaning you’ll probably only take it to the nearest transit station
  • Only goes as fast as a bicycle, so isn’t likely to kill people
  • Excellent visibility, so less likely to run over children
  • Much smaller and lighter, so building parking garages for park-and-rides would be a lot cheaper and less objectionable than with our current style of cars
  • Electric
  • Smaller batteries than jumbo EVs
  • Compatible with dense, transit-oriented city development
  • Could be installed with mandatory speed limiters

Cons:

  • Less profit for GM and ExxonMobil
  • Iamdanno@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    15·
    9 months ago

    Needs AC & Heat & Doors/Windows. Weather is a thing that people need to deal with. Not everywhere is 70 and sunny every day.

    • merc@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      31·
      9 months ago

      Doors and windows sure. But, if all your trips are 15 mins or less, you probably don’t need heat or AC. A golf cart goes about 25 km/h, so in 15 mins you could get about 6 km. That should be enough to get you to your destination. If not, it should be enough to get you to the nearest mass transit station.