Lead acid vs Lithium golf cart battery
Compared with fuel vehicles and golf carts, electrical golf carts/golf cart lithium battery is easy to more compact, and lightweight, with a small turning radius, flexible manipulation, flexible manipulation, excellent shock absorption performance, stable driving, and comfortable driving; Based on the requirements of the application environment and scene, the electric golf cart with silent design is more favored on market.
Electric golf carts are powered by on-board batteries, and now widely installed battery are lead-acid batteries, including 6 volt golf cart battery, 8 volt golf cart battery, 12 volt golf cart batteries, etc., and connect in series vs parallel circuit combination into 12v golf cart batteries, 36v battery for golf cart, 48v golf cart batteries, 72v golf cart battery, 60v golf cart battery, etc.
The charging time of golf cart lead acid battery is generally 8-15 hours. while Improving the efficiency and speed of the motor, reducing the body weight, improving the endurance and speed, Longer cycle life, and reducing maintenance & handling costs are the main requirements for improving the performance of golf carts. which also are the limiting factors in golf cart applications
From environmental protection, the pollution problem of sealed lead acid batteries cannot be avoided. The lead plate and sulfuric acid solution of lead-acid batteries are difficult to degrade pollutants.
The safety of lead-acid battery materials and the impact of battery degradation on cruising range are also headaches for users.
Some countries & regions have launched strict restrictions & forbid policies on the manufacture and application of lead-acid batteries already, including the application of lead-acid batteries to golf carts.
With the maturity and application of lithium battery technology, lead-acid batteries will be replaced by lithium ion golf cart batteries, which will be an increasingly popular and irreversible trend among consumers and brands.
For example two wheels golf carts, the common golf carts on the market, are generally equipped with 6 pieces of 8v 175Ah lead-acid batteries.
The cruising range of a new golf cart equipped with a lead acid battery after fully charged is about 40Km. However, as the number of cycles of the battery increases, the charging and discharging performance of the battery will become worse and worse, and the cruising range may even be less than 10km. The reduction of the cruising range will greatly affect the application of the golf cart.
The existing problems of lead-acid batteries can not be improved and solved by technical already. However, the emergence of lithium ion golf cart battery has brought new opportunities, and the use of lithium batteries to replace lead-acid power batteries has become an inevitable direction of development.
The Advantages of Lithium golf carts Batteries
After testing and market verification, the use of lithium batteries in golf carts has obvious advantages in all aspects of performance.
- Compared with lead-acid batteries, although the cost of golf cart lithium battery will be higher, it will increase the initial investment cost of golf carts, but in the life cycle of golf carts, comparing the comprehensive cost of lead-acid batteries and lithium batteries, Lithium battery golf carts have higher cost performance and better driving experience. Based on the service life of 5-10 years, lithium batteries for golf carts need not be replaced and maintained, while lead-acid batteries need to be replaced in about two years. In addition, the daily maintenance costs of lead-acid batteries are high, and battery fluid needs to be added on time. If maintenance is not in place, lead-acid batteries are easily damaged. In terms of the total cost, the cost and maintenance cost of lead-acid batteries in golf carts are much higher than that of golf cart lithium ion battery.
- Lithium battery has the advantage of long cycle life (LIFEPO4 battery: 8-10+ times than lead-acid battery), the depth of charge and discharge/power attenuation is smaller, and the golf carts can be used frequently. The charging speed is fast, Attendance is much higher than golf carts installed with lead-acid battery, and the golf course can purchase fewer vehicles. The maintenance of golf cart with lithium battery is simple and convenient, and there is no need to add battery fluid frequently, saving labor and materials. In addition, because the golf cart with lithium batteries is relatively lighter, the wear of the tires, shock absorbers, brakes, and other parts of the golf carts is much less.
- Golf carts equipped with lithium batteries, can own more intelligent functions, such as long-distance wireless management and control – setting active areas and locking/unlocking the vehicle, early warning of cruising range, monitoring of lithium battery status, viewing of cruising range, instrumentation More accurate data, trajectory tracking, positioning query, etc.
Powersports Lithium batteries not only have excellent performance advantages. With the development of intelligent BMS system technology, the advantages of lithium batteries in the application of golf carts are more obvious, which will accelerate the replacement trend of lead-acid/AGM golf cart batteries.
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