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Want to see Chinese EVs? Check out the pickleball courts

Golf car industry portends a hazard for Detroit.

Bill Sternberg
Apr 10, 2024
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How about a new replica custom golf cart inspired by the 1957 Chevy BelAir? Photo: Nick’s Custom Golf Cars and Utility Vehicles. 

(Bill Sternberg is a veteran Washington journalist and former editorial page editor of USA Today.)

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Callaway Climate Insights) — I bought my first electric vehicle recently.

This vehicle seats four people comfortably and comes equipped with a maintenance-free lithium battery, lifted all-terrain tires, headlights, tail lights, turn signals, shoulder belts, Bluetooth, a sound bar, an adjustable steering wheel, a back-up camera and a locking trunk.

No, it’s not an automobile. It’s a golf cart.

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