used in mobile applications. Both Club Car and
E-Z-GO have introduced lithium batteries in various
2018-2019 models. The number of such models will,
no doubt, grow.
What about you currently owned PTV, running on
lead acid? Two companies, so far, have drop-in,
lithium battery solutions. One is ReLion Battery and
the other Trojan (Trillium). ReLion touts the fact that
its batteries can be linked together in parallel con-
nection to achieve the desired level of power and
torque. Both companies’ products feature a battery
management system (BMS) that is adaptable to the
chargers previously used to charge lead acid batter-
ies.
And if you would like to
retrofit an entire kit com-
posed of lithium battery,
permanent magnet mo-
tor, and controller, look
up SilverWolf in Waterloo
ON, Canada. According to
company information, this
retrofitted kit boasts the
following:
SilverWolf PM motor and
controller kit
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• 12HP ACPM Motor
• 840 Amp AC Controller
• Bluetooth Smart Vehicle
Module
WWW.GOLFCAROPTIONS.COM
• On-The-Fly Phone App
All this for just under $2,000.
Where, when, how: do these new systems and tech-
nologies come together in a viable market?
These, of course, are the three $64,000 questions. I
have run out of space to discuss the pathway and
the market goals by which and toward which these
technologies are taking us. One thing to remember,
however, is that all the products and their embed-
ded technologies discussed here are either on the
market or in serious and promising development.
So, yet another instance of the overused tagline,
“The Future is Now”.
Contact Steve at smetzger@
smallvehicleresource.com. Or
check out our website at www.
smallvehicleresource.com, where
you will find an extensive data-
base of vehicle models and can
make side-by-side comparisons
of vehicles based on a full set of
specifications.