Club Car
| Club Car | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Inc. |
| founding | 1958 |
| Seat | Augusta ( Georgia ) |
| management | Mark Duford (CEO) |
| Branch | Golf vehicles |
| Website | clubcar.com |
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Club Car is the largest manufacturer of small electric and gasoline-powered vehicles, especially for golf cart use , founded in the USA in 1958. The CEO is Mark Duford. Club Car has been part of the Ingersoll Rand group of companies since 1995 .
history
In 1958 the company "Landreath Machine" began production of the first golf car in Houston ( Texas ). This company was bought by Bill Stevens Sr. in 1962 and relocated to Augusta ( Georgia ), where it began to produce as a club car with initially few employees. That same year, Stevens, went accompanied by his son Bill Jr. to Florida for the PGA Show . 1970 came out a new model with the name "Caroche" (French "elegant car"); However, since this name was interpreted by some as a "cockroach", the company deleted it from the program. Together with designer Bob Beaumont, Club Car brought out around 50 prototypes for the first roadworthy vehicles, which were known as the “Vanguard Citi Car”. Beaumont then relocated production to Sebring in Florida in 1972 . In 1980 the owner changed and the designer Dom Saporito introduced a new model, an electric golf cart called the "DS". In 1985, the "Carryall II" was the first commercial vehicle that was not used to transport people.
In 2009, in the wake of the economic crisis, the company had to look for new sales opportunities. It began with servicing older vehicles and also marketed electric vehicles outside of golf, for example for use at universities.
Technical specifications
Until 1991 Club Car used FZ340 engines from Kawasaki Heavy Industries for its gasoline powered vehicles. In 1992 the engine was replaced by the Kawasaki 286 cc FE290.
- DS player electric
The DS Player Elektro has a 3.5 HP motor and is equipped with six 8 volt batteries and the associated charger and on-board computer. It has self-adjusting rack and pinion steering and mechanical 2-wheel drum brakes. The vehicle can be programmed in 7 speed levels and, depending on the level, reaches between 8.0 and 30.6 km / h.
- DS player petrol
The DS Player Gasoline is powered by a 1-cylinder Kawasaki 4-stroke engine with 9.5 HP and equipped with a 12 V battery. The speed is 19.3 to 24.1 km / h.
Web links
- Homepage on clubcar.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Club Car - "About us", accessed on May 16, 2018
- ↑ a b History ( Memento of the original from February 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on clubcar.com, accessed February 19, 2014.
- ↑ Club Car Carryall 2 ( Memento of the original from February 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on eder-kommunal.de (data sheet)
- ↑ Golf cart manufacturers are looking for ways out of the crisis on handelsblatt.com, accessed on February 19, 2014.
