Scooter batteries in electric golf cart

[A81]

Don't jump on me! I have an older ezgo I got cheap. It came with regular car batteries on it. They have long since died. Has anybody tried using scooter/wheelchair batteries? I usually just use it to ride around the neighborhood and stuff like that and a new set of batteries isn't in the budget right now. Just wondering if anybody has tried it and what kind of results you had.

[meimk]

There are many different scooters/power chairs out there with many different size and capacity batteries. will they work? Probably, but no telling what kind of power and run time you'll have. Probably not much, but that might be OK for your intended use.

[kgsc]

Voltage is voltage so any combination of batteries will work but it comes down to runtime and longevity. Years ago I able to buy black box 12 volt Trojan batteries that were 2 years old for like $25 each. Were they great? Nope but worked for me and others for a couple of years.

[Cobra,1]

All gets down to batteries capacity/ amperage assuming voltage is the same.
Have electric wheel chairs and scooters at work. Their amps. Are 1/2 to 1/4 that of golf cart batteries , so expect depending 1;2 -1/4 range if used at best assuming correct charger used to maintain them.

If really on tight budget, short term maybe see if local dealer has some half decent trade in batteries for short term use to new batteries can be purchased.
Probably better performance then scooter batteries in long run plus can be used with your golf cart battery charger.

Having been down that road. After first year of short mile or two trips on 6+ year old batteries. Bought the best available and maintain them religiously treated as the investment they are.
Investing in batteries every 4-6 years depending is fact of life owning electric cart.😊

Lipo battery advancement should make this more economically friendlier as time goes on 🤔

[A81]

The ones I was looking at were 12v 75ah. I've looked around and the cheapest actual cart batteries I can find anywhere are about $85 each for used ones since I don't have cores. Just a thought so I could actually use it a little. Lol

[kgsc]

Not sure where you are located but my local Sams club has sales every once in a while where you can get Duracell 6v for $65 each plus core plus tax and their core charge is $5 each. Probably the best deal I have seen for new.

[Bama Brad]

You are going to be very disappointed with this workaround. If there was a cheaper way, it would have already been done. Unfortunately, batteries aren't cheap, save up and don't waste your good money on bad ideas. It is a pain to be left on the side of the road, trying t figure out how you are going to get the cart back home....

[bronsonj]

Originally Posted by kgsc

Not sure where you are located but my local Sams club has sales every once in a while where you can get Duracell 6v for $65 each plus core plus tax and their core charge is $5 each. Probably the best deal I have seen for new.

Also, the local Sam's club took my kids 12v ride on car batteries as core on the Duracell golf cart batteries I bought... I don't know if the core charge is the same at all Sam's but they took any lead acid battery as core at mine.

[A81]

I may check out Sam's. The closest one to me is about an hour away. Last time I checked there they were $99 I think. I was just looking for alternatives to dropping $600-$1000 just to ride around the neighborhood.

[Cobra,1]

Unfortunately that is the cost of owning an electric golf cart. Up here paid 830.00 ( al ost what I paid for cart knowing it needed batteries)for new US batteries with cores that I expect to last 5+ years with proper
Maint.
Quality deep cycle golf cart batteries are not cheap but are needed if expecting cart to perform.