How to maintain and safe drive a golf cart

Nowadays, more and more people become interested in playing golf. Thus, electric golf cart becomes more and more fashionable as one favorite of golf fans. Golf cart is versatile vehicles that can be put to numerous uses both on the golf course and off. For those who like to play golfing very frequently, owning their own golf cart sense much more as opposed to renting a cart every time that they play. Here I will give you same tips about how to maintain and how to drive an electric golf cart properly.

The maintenance of golf cart is a piece of cake if simple things are checked regularly. On reading the manual you get an idea of performing simple and basic maintenance techniques. 

Tip 1, batteries, as major part of the electric golf cart, must be given great attention. Clean the batteries and refill water, and clean the exteriors of the batteries with a mixture of baking soda and water. Never leave the batteries uncharged if its charge level is low. The cable connectors and battery caps must be tightened firmly and a light coating of petroleum jelly will stop corrosion of wirings. 

Tip 2, another important part of the golf buggy that needs regular maintenance is tires. The tire pressure must be maintained to the prescribed standard value. If the carts are driven extremely faster, the wheels and tires will not withstand the speed. Hence both have to be changed other than the standard size. 

Tip 3, besides, all these, regular cleaning of spark plugs, oil filters, air filters and periodic oil change will help the golf cart to stay in good condition. Beyond these weekly regular checks, the golfer must schedule a major check-up every three months and take the cart to a professional mechanic. The functioning of brake system, engine and suspension are systematically checked and fixed during these visits.

Besides I will tell u same thing about how to keep safe driving. Most of the accidents of golf carts are involved are from the fault of golfers themselves. These always happen when they take joy rides on it. 

Tip 1, driving a golf cart, just like you were driving a real car on an actual road. 

Tip 2, read the warning and safety labels, and follow them at all times.

Tip 3, make sure that your arms and your legs are always inside especially when moving，including your shoe cleats. 

Tip 4, do not turn corners fast at especially when you do not have the belts on.

Tip 5, always watch where you are going. It is a simple to do but sometimes you get distracted and end up driving off the path at last. 

Tip 6, do not use them in places where they are not meant to go such as in water or through trees, the golf buggy should only be used for their purposes, but go such as in water or through trees.

About mobility scooter

Mobility scooter’s novelty, humanized operation and beautiful & soft seat ensures comfort sitting. The scooter is installed with international advanced controlling and driving systems, and has the advantages of easy driving, reliable performance, running smoothly on the bends. Its endless innovation describes the new sport aesthetics. Mobility scooter is a growing product in recent years, mainly suitable for elderly, disabled and handicapped to stroll in the park, buy vegetables in the markets, and fetch kids, meeting the trends of requirement of elderly and environment. It mainly adapt to the elderly population and the needs of the green trend. It’s the perfect traveling tooling and a new industry to replace traditional wheelchair.

Mobility scooter is made up of battery, electric wheel hub, composed controller, charger and scooter body. The manufacturers which have higher security requirements produce the mobility scooters with power supply system, front axle, rear axle, controller, scooter frame etc. There are 2 types mobility scooters, single seat and double seats, with or without tent. The scooters with tents are sold into attractions and those without tent are sold into markets or for personal use.

Le Supercar hopes to be China's answer to Tesla

Not Renault Le Car, but Le* Car. One difference is that the drawings above are of the Le* Car, please note the asterisk, and it hails from China. Another difference is that "Le" means "the" in French, but it means "happy" in Mandarin. The car will be another in the multitude of electronic products from Leshi Internet Information & Technology, run by its founder Jia Yueting, using the diminutive prefix it likes to apply to products like LeTV. LeTV is described as China's version of Netflix.

Almost year ago Yueting announced he was going after Tesla with an electric car developed in-house, and these are the first drawings. Of course, we don't know how close the final product will be to these renderings, but the company says "the design language itself is final." The company has 600 newly hired employees working on it, 200 of them in the US, led by Tony Nie. Nie held senior positions at Lotus Engineering China from 2005 until 2011. He's been on the job for a year and has scooped up employees from Tesla, BMW, and General Motors.
Last year, Yueting declined to tell Bloomberg how the Le* Car's development would be paid for. Fast Company reports that Yueting cashed out $1.2 billion of stock in his company, then loaned the money back to LeTV to do all of the work in-house, including every aspect of the powertrain. Why is LeTV leading the initiative? Because the company plans to use the vehicle as another platform for its expanding content business, the same way Amazon has come out with Kindle tablets and the Fire phone.
The Le* Car will be a luxury offering, and if all goes to plan we'll see it at the 2016 Beijing Motor Show, then on the market sometime around early 2018.

Marshell electric cruise car patrolling in Shanghai Railway Station

Recently, Marshell electric cruise car was found patrolling in Shanghai Railway station. This is a 4-seater cruise car with PN# DN-4P. With black chassis, white car body, printed blue police badge, topside red police lights, the smooth style, dignified and beautiful figture attracted eyes of large volume. One policeman and two army police just came back from patrol work, standing beside the car. The poice with the cruise car deterred potential lawbreakers and bring security to the touring passengers.

Marshell 4-seater electric cruise car DN-4P, beautiful and easy-operating, installed with police lights, megaphone etc. With good utility, they are not only the Law enforcement tool for police, city management, territorial resources and drug supervision etc law enforcement, but also the good helper for big village, workshop and warehouse, industry area, school and hospital, airport and bus / railway station etc spots.

Marshell forklift trucks showed at International Logistics Equipment Exhibition

The 6th International Logistics Equipment and Technology Exhibition and the 11th China International Brand Forklift & Accessory Exhibition were solemnly held in the Import & Export Commodity Trading Hall in Guangzhou China during 16th~18th, 2015. Marshell home sales GM Yepo Zhang and some stuff attent the exhibition with the Hopper (Marshell forklit branch brand) lead battery electric heavy forklift truck and electric pallet truck.

Customer visiting the products

Due to the unique design, Once showed in the hall, the Hopper forklift truck got the high attention of the volume. Many customers crowdedly, inquiried our sales person about the products' performance and operating method. With professional attitude and abundant product technology, our sales person described the designed concept, innovative mind and applied areas, getting satisfaction from most of the customers. In the warm communication, we made deals with many potencial customers, and enlarge the popularity of Hopper brand.

Live purchasing order

As most representative exhibition in the home forklift industry, the Guangzhou Forklift Exhibition offter us a professional and specific unique platform. By the opprotunity, Hopper showed the leading technology, innovative design and unique competitive advantages. Hopper realizes the beautiful match of electric controlling parts and make the best fitting state of the motor, battery and electric controlling parts of electric forklift truck, by adopting excitation motor driver and CNC technology, so Hopper got the Chinese Manufacture License of Special Equipment. Marshell insist to develop and design by self, keep pace with times, develop global market positively with the globalized strategy planning.

Marshell Hopper's Showroom

Marshell vehicles being forcus at 6th Exhibition of Police & Anti-terrorism Equipment

The 3-day 6th International Exibition and Symposium on Police Equipment & Anti-terrorism Technology and Equipment closed in Beijing Exibition Hall. Marshell's electric patrol car, mobile radio car and electric fire fighting truck etc exibited at the exibition, good-looking appreance, perfect quality and full function got the high attention from law enforcement authorities leaders. Many leaders inquiried and tried operating, and Marshell was one focus at this exibition.

Testing the patrol car

Yepo Zhang, one Marshell's Production Manager told, Marshell's police vehicles have got different certificates, and Marshell was appointed as the purchasing unit by "The ministry of public security police equipment procurement center". We can also produce customized vehicle according to customers' requirement. Marshell electric patrol car is the first choice of public security and city management.

Inquirying the patrol car

Marshell electric patrol car adopts classy chassis technology, Mcpherson unique float system, great landscape and high strengh hardened glass and cares more about the utility. The patrol car is equipped with magaphone and tooling box, suitable for square, attractions, prosperous avernue, and living areas etc places with density volume. The car was praised and supported highly due to the security protection, monitoring and inspection, patrol, lively duty, safetyguard and personal & property security protection.

Visiting Marshell's showroom

Marshell electric patrol car used in Zhaoqing

Makhta Diop, vice president of the World Bank visited Marshell

In Jan 2015, Makhta Diop,  vice president of the World Bank in Africa are visited Marshell with leaders of Ministry of Central Finace, Department of Province Finance, and Zhaoqing Municipal Finance Bureau. Yanni Liu, foreign trade vice director received them warmly with leaders of related department.

Mr. Diop, visited or show room, official environment, listened to the details of company development, product features and present products types. He showed high interest in our design and manufacturing by self, gave credit for the manufacturing scale, and told that this visit is a start talking about future more and deeplier.

The World Bank Group is one group invested by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (The Word Bank), the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency and the International Center for settlement of investment disputes, aimed to help countires to solve the poverty. Each organisation palys the important role of reduing poverty and improving life level.

Report: Interest in EVs and Hybrids Shows Little Change Since 2013

Electric vehicles–encompassing the gamut of products from traditional hybrids, plug-in hybrids and pure electric vehicles –have seen some impressive benchmarks come and go in recent years; 2013 and 2014 each saw sales for this segment exceeding the half-million mark, and 2015 is on track for a repeat.

As of the end of July, nearly 290,000 vehicles with a battery generating at least some of their momentum have been sold in the United States, including nearly 120,000 plug-in models (whether pure electrics or plug-in hybrids).

But while that is a large number of vehicles, 2015 sales numbers to date still represent the same 3% of total U.S. vehicle sales seen in 2012, before some major players joined the charge.

Just under half of American car owners (or anticipated owners) say they would consider a traditional hybrid the next time they are in the market for a new vehicle (48%, identical to 2013 findings); they had lower consideration levels for plug-in vehicles, whether they be hybrids (29%, up two percentage points) or pure electrics (21%, also up two points). An additional two in 10 would consider a diesel (19%, up three points), while 35% would consider a smaller or gas-powered vehicle to save on operating costs (down three points).

These are among the findings from a Harris Poll of 2,225 U.S. adults (aged 18 and older) surveyed online from May 20-26, 2015.

Most of these vehicles appeal more to some groups than to others:

– Millennial drivers are more likely than their elder counterparts to consider a traditional hybrid, with 57% saying they would consider one (vs. 49% of generation Xers, 43% of baby boomers and 38% of matures). This same trend holds true for plug-in hybrids (39% vs. 28%, 22% and 23%) and pure electrics (34% vs. 17%, 14% and 11%), as well as for diesel vehicles (27% vs. 16%, 17% and 9%).

– Men are more likely than women to consider an electric vehicle (25% men, 17% women) and more than twice as likely to indicate that they would consider a diesel (28% men, 11% women).

– Distance drivers–those who travel more than 50 miles in an average day–are especially likely to say they’d consider a plug-in hybrid (38%, vs. 28% of those traveling 30 miles or less in a typical day), a pure electric (32% vs. 18%) or a diesel (28% vs. 17%).

– Democrats and Independents are more likely than Republicans to consider a traditional hybrid (53% Democrats, 52% Independents and 42% Republicans), a plug-in hybrid (34%, 32% and 20%) or a pure electric (26%, 25% and 10%).

When asked to select their top concerns related to pure EVs, price (67%) and range (64%) rise to the top, followed by repair/maintenance costs (58%), reliability (53%), performance/power (50%) and the fact that it’s still new technology (42%).

– Price (73% matures, 71% baby boomers, 63% each generation Xers and millennials) and range (75%, 75%, 58% and 52%) are especially strong concerns among older Americans.

American drivers’ top concern when considering a new vehicle–reliability, which 93% rate “very important”–is not among the top barriers standing in the way of EV adoption.

In addition to being the top barrier to EV adoption, purchase cost is the second most important consideration when looking at a new vehicle (with 81% considering it very important). Right now hybrids and EVs still come at a premium when shopped against otherwise comparable vehicles, but those comparative costs are slowly going down. Time will tell whether this might lead to stronger sales.

Methodology
This Harris Poll was conducted online, in English, within the United States between May 20 and 26, 2015 among 2,225 adults (aged 18 and over). Figures for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, region and household income were weighted where necessary to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the population. Propensity score weighting was also used to adjust for respondents’ propensity to be online.

All sample surveys and polls, whether or not they use probability sampling, are subject to multiple sources of error which are most often not possible to quantify or estimate, including sampling error, coverage error, error associated with nonresponse, error associated with question wording and response options, and post-survey weighting and adjustments. Therefore, The Harris Poll avoids the words “margin of error” as they are misleading. All that can be calculated are different possible sampling errors with different probabilities for pure, unweighted, random samples with 100% response rates. These are only theoretical because no published polls come close to this ideal.

Respondents for this survey were selected from among those who have agreed to participate in Harris Poll surveys. The data have been weighted to reflect the composition of the adult population. Because the sample is based on those who agreed to participate in our panel, no estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.

Transferred from Electric Cars Reprot

22 electric sanitation vehicles working for the 9.3 parades

22 electric sanitation vehicles were sent to Tiananmen Square, joining the sweeping work for the 9.3 parades. On 9th Aug, the large-scale electric sanitation vehicles debut and drove to Chang'an Avenue and Second and Third Ring Road as the trial operation. The roads were spotless after sweeping and cleaning. And the work cost is 2/3 less than the traditional diesel anitation vehicles.

From the "Beijing 2013-2017 Air-Cleaning Action Plan", the percent of electric sanitation vehicles will arrive more 50% in the whole Beijing and more than 70% in the 6 urban areas. On 9th Aug, the wolrd's first pure electric sanitation vehicle debut at Tiananmen Squre in Beijing. Different from the traditional sanitaion vehicles, the appreance color of new electric sanitation vehicle is luxury gold color, and scale is much larger.

Beijing Environmental Sanitation Group takes the environment and sanitation security job for the 70th anniversary of the victory parade on 3rd, Sep. The 22 new-introduced electric sanitation vehicles will sweep and clean Chang'an Avenue and full meet the standard of spotlessness.

One Charger from Beijing Environmental Sanitation Group told, one hour before the 60th anniversary in 2009, 20 sanitation vehicles drove in a oblique row through Chang'an Avenue. After cleaning, there is no any black when touching the road and smear onto the white shirt. Now the effect is much better due to the new pure electric sanitation vehicles, the dust is reduced less than 2 grams per squre meter. While the dust is 8 grams by the traditional sanitation vehicle. There should be only 3 grams per squre meter for the important activities.

Moreover, this sanitation vehicle is with the advantages of zero emmision, zero pollution, low noise, low thermal radiation, and solves the problem of short range per charge of previous pure electric vehicle. It can reach range of 360km and work for 7 hours per full charge.

The new pure electric sanitation vehicle is of high-pressure cleaning and sweeping, suitable for road sweeping and high-pressure cleaning of wide and flat city road, squre, airport, dock. This vehicle can equal to the workload of 20 workers save more than 80% human workload.

In future, the new pure electric vehicle will be promoted to Hebei and Tianjin.

How to choose one electric mobility scooter for elerly

The user communities of mobility scooter are much different, it is first important  at the safety design aspect. Then, how to choose one mobility scooter? Here is some advice from Marshell engineers Group.

First, speed.

The speed should be slow. The international standard speed is 8 km/h for the old electric vehicle, considerring the healthy condition of old people. Generally, the electric mobility scooter with 20~50 km/h speed is not one standard mobility scooter for elderly. The speed can be learned from manufacturer, or, directly from the scooter dashboard. One vehicle with 8 km/h speed may be installed 12km/h dashboard, but there is no possible with one 60 or 70 km/h speed dashboard.

Second, driving distance.

The 36V/12Ah battery have the capacity for a range of 50km, and normally it's better that the longest driving distance is around 35 km, still depending on the driving road condition. You should consider to charge twice at different time or not choose mobility scooter if the driving distance more than 50km.

Third, brand.

There are many brands of electric mobility scooter. Consumers should choose a long-run, low repair rate, high quality and creditworthy brand. Choose the brand with ISO9001-2000 certificate, with official webiste. At least they can prove classy company strength, long-running time.

Fourth, frame design.

The center of gravity should be low and steady, which can be learned from the pedal height. If the ground clearance is high, the center of gravity is high and it's not safe when driving. The distance of the left and right wheel should be wide. Under the condition of same vehicle width, wheel distance is larger, the ground adhesion is higher, much easier when turning round, then it will be much safer. If the vehicle can turn over, it's not up to the motor, but the barycenter design, wheel distance and speed. The vehicle will turn over easily when turing round if the center gravity is high, narrow wheel distance and high speed.

Fifth, operating system.

The mobility scooter is different from other vehicles, it should be easily operated because the elderly drive. As the transportation tool, it's enough for elderly to go forward, backward and brake. One is it's easily operated and safe, and the other is the failure rate is low, no reparing trouble.

Sixth, scooter type.

The mobility scooter can be divided to luxury type, general type, front and back shock-avoiding type, light type. The luxury type scooter has full functions but expensive, general type is simple and economy. While the light type  is flexible but with short distance. Consumer should take this into consideration when buying.

Last, after-sales service. 
 
One should know about the after-sales service when buy a vehicle. The mobility scooter is different, had better to choose the manufacturer which offer door-to-door service within the warranty item. If not, the elderly can't take the scooter to repair station if something happens to it.

The factors of electric vehicles batteries short lifetime

Electric vehicle is not only environment friendly and save energy money, no need the driver's license, have been gradually recognized by the majority car lovers. While, battery life is a serious problem has plagued everyone.

Battery life is generally 1~2 years, good maintenance is of good to prolong the life, of course, short battery life comes from poor maintenance. Then, what are the factors to impact the electric vehicles batteries life? Marshell gives you detailed answers.

First, insufficient charging.

Some young people don't pay attention to the maintenance of electric vehicles batteries. They charge when they don't drive while unplug the charger when driving, and don't care if the battery is full. It seems convenient but does much harm to the battery.

If the battery is not charged fully for many times, the chemical reaction is insufficient, leading to reduced capacitance, naturally driving distance will reduce as time going.

Second, too heavy load.

A light weight person riding the electric vehicle than the heavy weight one consumes power much lower. Thus, the light weight driver charges fewer times than the weight one. The battery will be damaged after charged too many times, so please don't load more than the vehicles' limit.

Third, over-discharge.

It may be right for other batteries to over-discharge then charge, but not OK for electric vehicles batteries. If the electric vehicles batteries is over-discharge, it will damage the battery activity if over-discharged, result in chemical reactive problem, and then reduce the electric capacitance.

Fourth, use old and new batteries at the same time.

Some family uses the combination of the battery, the result is some batteries are used out while some are not, then the new batteries are damaged and also there may be safety problem.

Marshell's battery has 50% longer lifetime than other ordinary batteries, fully charge just needs 8 hours, continues the mileage 100KM.

Marshell electric vehicles takes the bridge inspection jobs for Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge

Couple days ago, the first Batch of Marshell electric inspection vehicles were hand over to Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority. The vechiles are used for inspecting the internal bridge and bring much convenience for the bridge inspection.

 
 

 
 

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge under construction

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is a bridge linking Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau, the world's longest cross-sea bridge. The bridge has important strategic significance in promoting further economic development on the Hong Kong, Macau and the West Bank of Pearl River Delta. Bridge's total length is 49.968 kilometers, expected to be completed next year. After the the bridge's completion, it will take only half an hour, instead 3 hours before, to drive from Hong Kong to Zhuhai. the bridge inspection vehicles are certainly crucial for such an important project. Marshell brand of electric vehicle was taken as the choice by Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority after series of screening,  and will shoulder the heavy burden of bridge internal inspection jobs.

Marshell electric inspection vehicles handing over

Inspection vehicles introduced tracks


Introduced tracks successfully

It is knowned that the electric inspections vehicles can take 4 people, maximum mileage of 80 km, stable performance. Marshell and HZMB Authority constantly had been in communication at products quality aspect for nearly a month, and Marshell submitted a satisfactory answer finally. Marshell official said, "it is our honor that our vehicles can step into a project HZMB, but also a symbol of the strength of Marshell electric vehicles. 

The second batch electric inspection vehicles under construction

 
The second batch electric inspection vehicles under construction

Marshell electric sightseeing car helps spread love and civilization

At the beginning of Augest, Marshell offerred electric sightseeing car into the downtown section of Zhaoqing City Volunteer Association, communities, schools, squares, supermarkets and other places to provide volunteer services including Love Medical Kits, Emergency Telephones, Lost and Found, Aid Station, Love Sewing KitS, Mobilephone Charging Stations, Love Umbrella Shuttle Service, and Wireless Network Information Query, Travel Maps, Bus Transfer consults. Beneficiaries for the general public masses. 

Marshell's modified electric sightseeing cars are equipped with display screens, love medical kits, emergency phones etc devices. Learn from the person in charge of volunteer services, they will be stationed 365 days a year during 9: 00-11: 30 and 15: 00-18: 30. Marshell's electric sightseeing cars provide great convenience to the Love Service for masses.

Marshell workers said, Marshell electric sightseeing cars are with advantages of good-looking appearance, superior performance, energy saving, and suitable for attractions, parks, hospitals, pedestrian streets, airports and other public places. Tens of thousands of annual sales, is the industry leader in tourist sightseeing vehicles. The Zhaoqing volunteers spread love and civilization, have far-reaching significance to improve Marshell brand image.

A Year to the Good

2015 is a most encouraging year – one of our brand customers has regained the second rank in its market, while the other two, significant growth in sales. Looking into the future, what is the next big thing? Undoubtedly, low-carbon economy ranks one of the top 10s. The world is going to largely reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. More climate-friendly and less-energy-consuming are driving the global market to a low-carbon economy. The transition to a low-carbon economy is boosting the global economy to a new height. 

A competitive low-carbon economy in 2050 is the common target. Many countries have put in place legislation to reduce their emissions to ensure reaching their targets. Innovation in low-carbon-emissions technologies is one of the key drivers, amongst which, electric vehicles and low-carbon power products will drastically reduce air pollution and are the most cost-effective pathways to their goal.

The Secret of Success

Getting in the low-carbon economy is most challenging. Marshell has withstood the challenge and even given the lead to the industry. Our success might be summed up as our business philosophies:

• Be a partner of our customer, not just a supplier – our customer’s success is our success.
• Dedicated to individual markets – requirements vary from region to region and from country to country.
• Provide full service and support, not just bits and pieces.
• The highest possible standard of quality and performance of products, whatever they are.
• Competitive, but not the lowest, prices.

Profit from our Success

Marshell, the difference is crystal clear. Give us a ring, drop us a line or pay us a visit. You too could profit from our success!

Article from: A Year to the Good

Tips for Cleaning Your Own Golf Cart

The upkeep of your golf cart is an extremely important part of your golf game. Generally, golf courses have a dress code (not too dressy, but presentable, dressy-casual, and classy.) So, your golf cart needs to also fit the bill. Or, if you’re using your golf cart to get to one place to another in your community, you want it to look presentable to the public. Rolling around in a golf cart that is dirty, messy, and disheveled will create an unwanted look for you. Keeping your golf cart in tip-top shape is essential to preserve its appearance and to prolong the life of its machinery.

Cleaning a golf cart is very similar to cleaning a car; all you really need is soap and water, and a sponge, of course. But, since golf carts are typically much smaller and more open (no doors), the care you have to take increases when washing a golf cart versus a car. Just like a car, golf carts are usually covered in a clear finishing paint or covering. Bleach and ammonia mixtures can be just as harmful to this coating on the golf cart as they are on any other vehicle. Also, abrasive sponges can be damaging to the smooth surface of your golf cart. Using a rough, abrasive sponge or cloth can easily lead to many scratches all over the surface of your vehicle.

Golf carts: The latest innovative idea for an innovative downtown

A couple of local would-be entrepreneurs have proposed bringing a free shuttle service to downtown Winston-Salem – delivered via golf carts. As some cartoon character might reply, “It’s so crazy, it just might work.”

Reid and Kirsten Hensley came up with the idea of starting a golf-cart shuttle business and took their idea to City Council Member James Taylor, who found the idea worthy enough to take to the city council’s public safety committee meeting on May 12, the Journal’s Wesley Young reported recently. It’s now under consideration.

The Hensleys were inspired by such operations in other cities – touristy places like Nashville and Denver – and they were also inspired by our downtown area, where they say they met and fell in love, with each other and with downtown.

Essentially, the carts would putter along around 20 miles per hour, following all the standard traffic laws, picking passengers up at one point and dropping them off at another, providing a special experience in our unique downtown. Fourth Street to the arts district might be a popular route – or Fourth Street to the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter.

The Hensleys would offer the lifts for free, making money off advertisements on the carts. They would start out modestly, they say, with one golf cart, and see how things went. That’s a smart way to do it.

And this idea would fit in with our blossoming downtown.

Winston-Salem’s downtown Fourth Street recently received a well-deserved “Great Main Street” designation from the N.C. Chapter of the American Planning Association. The association took into account the history, mixed uses and vibrancy of Fourth Street, which is certainly vibrant and alive on weekends, and many weeknights.

“This award is really about the transformation of Fourth Street and the purposeful investment in that part of downtown over the years to truly make it a center of the city,” Kelly Bennett, a planner in the city’s planning division told the Journal.

That’s certainly worth a golf-cart ride.

Certainly there will be aspects of golf-cart shuttles that the city will want to get right. There are safety concerns, and steps will have to be taken to keep from delivering people who have had too much to drink to their cars. Kirsten Hensley said that such a problem can be avoided the same way a bartender avoids it, by refusing service to people who have had too much.

Some alternate forms of transportation are already taking advantage of our downtown and its potential for tourism: Triad ECO Adventures and Revolution Gliding Tours offer guided Segway tours that include some of the old and newly developed areas of downtown. The Camel City Carriage Co. operates a horse-drawn carriage down Fourth Street on weekends.

Now all we need is a hay wagon.

We know the idea of golf-cart shuttles will sound nutty to some – but why not? Let’s give it a go. We like that the Hensleys are thinking innovatively. That certainly fits in with the spirit of our city.

Get Prepared for Hunting Season

When hunting season comes back around, you want to make sure you’re fully prepared so that you don’t miss out on any precious time. Though for many of you this is a routine hobby, there are several big and small things that might be easily forgotten. There are many things you need to remember when doing any type of hunting, and a few things that are specific to the type of animal you are looking for.

Hunting Reminders:

• Make sure your firearms are not illegally loaded while traveling to your destination
• Make sure your license is valid and on you at all times
• The night before your hunting excursion, remember to wash with all with non-scented items such as: shampoos, conditioners, body washes, soaps, or lotions – animals can easily sense human smells
• Make sure you are able to set up your tree stand as well as getting into it safely and sturdily (if you use one, you may want to practice this prior to your hunt)

What to Bring:

• Tic repellant
• CAMOFLAUGE
• Thick boots that will protect your feet against all elements
• Guns, spears, or arrows with all of the proper supplies
• Knife
• Hunting cart
• Camera – if you want to catch a picture of you and your prize!

Marshell Green Power Co. Ltd

Marshell Green Power was founded in 2002 with two business units, Electric Vehicle and Electronics, with our two ISO9001:2000 certified production sites, strategically located in Zhaoqing and Shanghai with a total of 210,000 m2 of fully equipped workshops.

Marshell Electric Vehicle is in the research, development and manufacture of electric vehicles including golf carts, resorts sight seeing bus & car, mobility scooters, electric scooter & motorcycle for kids, forklift & road sweeper etc.

Marshell Electronics, of automotive and home power products including battery charges, battery maintainers, power inverters, jump starters, portable power domes, solar power extenders, etc.

Working with Marshell, you can enjoy considerable benefits with added values:

1. The full spectrum of electric vehicles, automotive and home power products of the highest possible standards of quality and performance;

2. Cost down on your existing products to regain your competitiveness and market shares with our proven quality and competitive price;

3. Full service and support on product upgrade and new product engineering, fast to market at minimized cost with our engineering team of more than 100 engineers for OEM and ODM projects.

Marshell official website: www.marshell.net