2013 Yamaha Golf Car The DRIVE® PTV Electric

Manufactured by Hitachi, our electric motor is high quality, highly efficient, whisper quiet, and at 3.5 horsepower is one of the most powerful in the industry. It's internal components are nickle plated and stainless steel for corrosion resistance, and it even has its own internal solid state tachometer.

If we're going to be the only manufacturer building our own motor control unit, then we figured we might as well make ours the most advanced in the industry. It communicates with the battery charger—also Yamaha built and it's roll away protection feature slows the vehicle down and provides an audible beep if the brake isn't properly engaged. It's solid state electronics ensures smooth starts to avoid turf damage. Golf cars just don't come any smarter.

It extends battery life and rounds per charge by converting the motor into a generator to recharge the battery while the car proceeds at a regulated speed down hills, slowly and safely. If the parking brake is not properly engaged, the car will slowly inch its way downhill while it sounds and audible alarm to notify you and let you catch it.

The optional Speed Kit gives your vehicle a top speed of 19 mph.

Yamaha offers six 8-volt or eight 6-volt battery configurations to best fit your needs. The standard six 8-volt configuration provides dependable power that is less expensive to maintain. For courses that need extra range or for private car customers living in golf car communities that use their car to travel about town, the eight 6-volt configuration provides as much as 33% more range.

Stylish, halogen headlights and tail lights are standard equipment.

The conveniently located horn is close to the accelerator and brake pedals. A quick turn of the ankle lets them know you're coming.

Reflex reflectors on the front and rear make The Drive PTV easily visible from any direction.

How do you make a chassis nearly 20% lighter and 2.5 times stronger? We mated an automotive, ladder-style, 100% robotically welded steel frame, protected by an 18-step paint process, to a polypropylene structural floor. It's unique design provides added strength and protects the batteries and electrical connections.

Notice how one tire stays firmly planted, even though the other adjusts to the terrain? That's the fully independent suspension at work. We designed a maintenance-free suspension using automotive-style, coil-over-shock struts to minimize roll and deliver a smooth, comfortable ride. Sooner or later, some golfer will offer to trade his car for it.

The DRIVE® comes with 360° protection against scrapes, scratches, and bumps. Polypropylene side sills protect against side impacts. In the front and rear, energy-absorbing bumpers release air on impact to protect the body and frame while tires fill in the gaps. Hazards can approach from any angle. You're covered.