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My annual trek to the PGA Show in Orlando this past January turned up some interesting prospects for the local market in personal transportation vehicles. New companies are coming into the market, new models are arriving from established names, and the Big Three showed off upgrades and novel offerings, as well.
In addition to these vehicle products, which can be characterized as being “Here and Now”, because they are on the market now, the PGA Show also brought in exhibitors whose products will be seen
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3/2/2018
Author:
Stephen Metzger
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Tech
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Full-sized autonomous vehicles may present a challenge to gated communities with smaller personal transportation vehicles
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2/14/2018
Author:
Stephen Metzger, Managing Director, Small Vehicle Resource, LLC
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Tech
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The traditional golf car industry, despite its extension into the off-road utility segment, is still much like the embryonic chick, pecking its way through its shell of confinement. However, major changes in mobility, on the high winds of hardware and software development, are in the offing.
These changes in mobility revolve around electronics, in particular, artificial intelligence software and complementary sensory hardware, which are the primary component systems of self-driving vehicles. The quest
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2/26/2017
Author:
Stephen Metzger, Managing Director, SVR
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Tech
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I attended the 2016 PGA Show to discover the latest developments in the industry related to golf cars, LSVs and utility vehicles and ancillary products or services. In terms of vehicles there were more new models from new and up and coming brands then the big three golf car manufacturers, Club Car, E-Z-GO and Yamaha.
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2/14/2016
Author:
Marc Cesare
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Tech
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Mountaintop Golf Cars owner Jack Triolo runs down the different types of tires and wheels for golf cars, UTVs, LSVs and utility vehicles.
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6/1/2015
Author:
Jack Triolo, Mountaintop Golf Cars
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Tech
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EFI has been a fixture in the off-road UTV market for some time, but with golf car-type vehicles, including turf vehicles, the application has been fairly recent. Will the better, more efficient EFI technology compete with electric drivetrains?
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9/1/2014
Author:
Stephen Metzger, Managing Director, Small Vehicle Resource, LLC
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Tech
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SVR recently posted some information on our blog about the new Terra-Torque-Drive™ technology from EVDrive and their electric-powered UTV demonstrating that technology. We think the technology is compelling and followed up with Steve Tice, COO, President, Co-Founder of EVDrive to talk more about their technology and plans for the UTV market.
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4/1/2014
Author:
Marc Cesare, Managing Director, SVR
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Tech
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New utility vehicles at the 2014 Golf Industry Show have potential to cross over into broader commercial markets
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3/7/2014
Author:
Stephen Metzger
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Tech
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Understanding and choosing the correct speed controller is one of the most important aspects of modern electric vehicle drivetrains.
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6/1/2012
Author:
Jeff Payne, Customer Response Specialist, Accelerated Systems, Inc.
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Tech
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