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Texas Cowboy Moves to New Jersey and Builds an Electric Horse

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Few things are less appealing to a cowboy from the rural wilds of Texas that is a real rodeo cowboy than moving to New Jersey. This is exactly what happened to Steve Bacque when he met a woman from Jersey and got married. The couple moved back to her home state, and that meant Steve had to look at life without his horse.

His answer wasn’t a new wife, a rural New Jersey home, or a new horse. He decided to build himself an awesome electric horse he named “Charger.” The horse is powered by an electric golf cart motor and is controlled using a pair of reins. This is the only horse I know with more than one horsepower.

Charger can go up to 40 mph at full gallop, which is too fast for an old cowboy, so Steve limited its speed to 15 mph. It even has a wheelie bar out back because being thrown from an electric horse just won’t do. As an added bonus, this thing won’t poop everywhere.

[via Geekologie]

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Back to the Future DeLorean Golf Cart: 8.8 Holes per Hour

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Dual Divisions gave golfing a pretty heavy dose of geekery with its modded Back to the Future-themed golf cart. Red Deer College commissioned the cart for its 30th annual golf tournament, thereby commissioning it for all its annual golf tournaments.

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Dual Divisions fabricated the DeLorean-style front end as well as the side and rear panels out of metal. The cart’s console and Mr. Fusion are made of metal as well. The latter doubles as a cooler and cup holder. On the console are LED-lit arcade buttons connected to an Adafruit Audio FX board, which in turn pushes sound to a pair of Panasonic speakers. The board is loaded with music, quotes and sound effects from the BTTF films. Finally, an Android tablet mounted under the roof displays a virtual version of the time circuit.

The videos below were taken by Lucas Evanochko, who took care of the cart’s electronics:

Skip to about 2:13 in the video below for some of the sound effects.

Here are more shots of the golf cart courtesy of Lucas:

Delorean BTTF Golf Cart!

Suddenly, golfing’s looking a whole lot more fun.

[via The Roosevelts]

An Autonomous Neighborhood EV

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Gigatronik Golf Cart is a design study for the future of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEV). This fully electric golf cart is designed to expand the use from golf courts to the streets. The urban rover’s aim is to create and develop a by-wire vehicle with environment detection and driver assistance systems. This includes high-performance radar sensors, parking assistance and an emergency brake assist. In short, it’s sure to be the envy of every neighbor!

Designer: Felix Schumacher

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Pia Zadora Hurt in Golf Cart Accident

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60-year-old Pia Zadora has been reportedly injured in a golf cart accident. According to Reuters, Pia Zadora is in a hospital in Las Vegas. She fell out of a golf cart driven by her son. According to...

E-Z-GO Recall Issued

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Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall statement yesterday for about 30,000 E-Z-GO vehicles about concerning safety issues. CPSC stated that the driver cannot properly control the...

The Golf Cart Hovercraft: Not Your Father’s Hovercraft – Your Grandfather’s Hovercraft

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When I think of hovercraft, I think of James Bond on a military ride that hovers fast and zips all over the place – not a golf cart. Perhaps this is what retired spies drive on the weekend.

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The hover golf cart is powered by a 65hp twin-cylinder Hirth engine and its nine-blade axial-flow ducted fan propels the craft up to 45 mph and 9 inches off the ground. It will carry four passengers and two golf bags. This thing will let you golf in style while you are complaining about your aching hip and young people. Here’s some footage of PGA golfer Bubba Watson taking his hovercart for a spin:

Pretty sweet. If you like what this thing has to offer, it can be yours for $58,000(USD) over at Hammacher Schlemmer. Now you just have to find a golf course that is okay with it.

[via Engadget via Oh! Gizmo]

Bubba Watson’s hovercraft golf cart available now for $58k, that’s one dollar for every jealous comment

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Bubba Watson's hovercraft golf cart available now for $58k, that's one dollar for every jealous comment

When we first saw the BW1 golf cart hovercraft, it's fair to say we were excited. But now -- if you've got burdensome disposable income -- you can buy one for yourself. If you're willing to drop the requisite $58,000, you can cruise the fairway (not to mention the rough and water obstacles) in a BW1 of your very own. It comes complete with a 65-hp twin-cylinder Hirth engine and a streamlined, sound minimizing fan that promises enough power to reach 45 mph and ferry two golfers plus caddies between holes. So, it may not be for those still improving their technique, but for the swinger that's got everything, it's the perfect ride for your trip to the floating golf course.

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200hp Golf Cart Reaches 100mph

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Even with their speed limiters disabled, stock golf carts are pretty slow, much like the game of golf itself. How fast can one go? Maybe 25mph if it’s all tricked out. On the other hand, this custom made golf cart powered by a 200hp Hayabusa engine can go as fast as 100mph.


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This beast was built by Chris of Spring Hill, Florida. It has a four-cylinder engine from a 1999 Hayabusa motorcycle, and has bee upgraded with a speedometer and other gauges, as well as the fan and ignition switches from the Hayabusa. There’s also a six-speed gearbox and a chain-driven rear axle. Check it out in action below:

While it meets most of the criteria for being street legal in Florida, you’re still not allowed to drive over 25mph. Oh well. Still, Chris plans to custom build more Hayabusa carts for those who like golf carts, but want to enjoy life in the fast lane.

[via Damn Geeky]