MikeFairbanks
100 kW
I just learned of this website, Endless Sphere. I ordered a new bicycle and am in the process of learning about electric motors and such. My name is Mike. I'm a teacher outside of Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
What I'd really like to share with you is the place in which I live: Peachtree City, Georgia. We are a suburb of Atlanta, GA, USA, and our entire city of 35,000 people was pre-planned with the goal of electric vehicles. To put it simply, every single neighborhood, school, business, industry, church, restaurant, etc. is on a dedicated path system that is exclusive to bicycles, electric golf carts and, of course, pedestrians, skateboarders and the like.
Almost every single family owns an electric golf cart, usually four-seaters, but some own six-seaters (and I even noticed an eight-seater once). It's a lot of fun going all over town in an electric golf cart. We even cruise in the winter because our winters are quite mild for the USA. Our summers are hot, but the city was designed with an emphasis on the environment, so we have many old-growth forests throughout the city that considerably cool us. There is a lot of shade.
My wife and I own a Club Car that was made for recreational use instead of the golf course, and it's a four-seater. Our two kids sit in the back, facing backward, and wear seatbelts. The cart maxes out at about 30kph (about 19mph). It can go about 20 miles on a single charge, and at the end of the day we just plug it in.
Occasionally we have to come to a stop and cross a small residential street, but all the major highways used by cars are by-passed by way of tunnel or dedicated golf cart bridge, so it's an extremely safe way to travel. In the city's 50 years there have only been two fatalities involving golf carts, and both were easily avoidable with a little common sense.
We currently have about 12,000 electric vehicles in our city.
Last note: Possibly due to the fact that there are so many people out and about, we have the lowest crime rate of any city our size in the entire United States. The national crime index calls 100 the average. Washington D.C. is about 400 (which means four times the national average). Our city, Peachtree City, is 15, which is about one-seventh the national average.
We're also fortunate enough to have the best schools in the state.
Check out Peachtree City, GA, USA. Life is better at 19mph as we say.
What I'd really like to share with you is the place in which I live: Peachtree City, Georgia. We are a suburb of Atlanta, GA, USA, and our entire city of 35,000 people was pre-planned with the goal of electric vehicles. To put it simply, every single neighborhood, school, business, industry, church, restaurant, etc. is on a dedicated path system that is exclusive to bicycles, electric golf carts and, of course, pedestrians, skateboarders and the like.
Almost every single family owns an electric golf cart, usually four-seaters, but some own six-seaters (and I even noticed an eight-seater once). It's a lot of fun going all over town in an electric golf cart. We even cruise in the winter because our winters are quite mild for the USA. Our summers are hot, but the city was designed with an emphasis on the environment, so we have many old-growth forests throughout the city that considerably cool us. There is a lot of shade.
My wife and I own a Club Car that was made for recreational use instead of the golf course, and it's a four-seater. Our two kids sit in the back, facing backward, and wear seatbelts. The cart maxes out at about 30kph (about 19mph). It can go about 20 miles on a single charge, and at the end of the day we just plug it in.
Occasionally we have to come to a stop and cross a small residential street, but all the major highways used by cars are by-passed by way of tunnel or dedicated golf cart bridge, so it's an extremely safe way to travel. In the city's 50 years there have only been two fatalities involving golf carts, and both were easily avoidable with a little common sense.
We currently have about 12,000 electric vehicles in our city.
Last note: Possibly due to the fact that there are so many people out and about, we have the lowest crime rate of any city our size in the entire United States. The national crime index calls 100 the average. Washington D.C. is about 400 (which means four times the national average). Our city, Peachtree City, is 15, which is about one-seventh the national average.
We're also fortunate enough to have the best schools in the state.
Check out Peachtree City, GA, USA. Life is better at 19mph as we say.
