As gas golf cart design can be very flexible, manufacturers are producing utility vehicles based on them that are suitable for a variety of applications.
However, all vehicles fall into two basic categories, standard gas carts for personal and golf use and commercial or industrial models.
A normal gas golf cart has seating for two players, or sometimes even four players, and storage compartments for their golf clubs.
Many of these carts can be fitted with a vast array of different parts, accessories and upgrade features by the manufacturer, such as drinks holders, rain protection canopies and GPS navigation units.
Personal carts sold by manufacturers are very similar to a standard golfing cart, but lack the golf specific features that are not required for driving around a private community or neighborhood. For example, the storage racks that hold golf bags are usually replaced by storage space for groceries and other bulky items.
There is an ever increasing market for these types of personal gas carts for use as private transport. Many retirement communities are golf orientated and actively promote cart use by residents as they can be driven straight from the residents home to the first tee.
An increasing number of small island communities shun the larger road car in favor of the golf car for their residents primary transport method.
For these types of communities golf cars provide an some added safety benefits, as unlike a normal road car they are much nimbler to drive and they are speed limited.
The low vehicle speed ensures that pedestrians have more time to cross community streets and in the unfortunate event of an accident will cause less injury.
The first people to use a gas golf cart in a commercial environment were the golf course ground staff themselves. Modifying existing golf cars to add a load carrying bed enabled them to transport equipment, soil and manpower to wherever it was required on the course.
From its humble beginnings, manufacturers have now modified the original golf car design and developed “utility vehicles” that can be used for a wide range of applications.
These versatile carts can feature more powerful engines, uprated suspension, high grip tires and greater load capacity.
These utility vehicles can now be found on farms, ranches, industrial complexes and university campuses across the world, where they efficiently and reliably haul supplies, equipment and personnel with a minimum of fuss.
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