Golf Car Associates has been supplying Yamaha golf cars to the Coal Mining Industry for more than 2 years. The golf cars are used predominantly below the surface.

The 48V Yamaha electric Yamaha golf car is particularly well suited for the purpose of getting managers, technicians, contractors and others efficiently down to the working face in a coal mine and back out for the following reasons:

- The Yamaha golf car has a steel chassis;
- The Yamaha has a wet brake system that is sealed within the transmission. This eliminates the significant cost of continually replacing brake pads and discs associated with other vehicles used in these abrasive underground conditions;
- The Yamaha has a powerful 48V, 2.6 kW shunt wound electric motor capable of easily coping with the typical inclines in a coal mine.
- The Yamaha is reliable and robust;

Golf Car Associates has developed the capability of fitting rugged steel doors, 3 point over-shoulder seat belts, fire extinguishers and various lighting systems to provide a package that is acceptable to the DME and Mining Inspector.

Furthermore, Golf Car Associates will fit the appropriate decals and suspension (standard or raised) to suit the requirements at your mine.

In an effort to improve our product we are working closely with Yamaha to provide upgraded sealed electrical wiring harnesses and marine standard switches so that these components cope even better with the corrosive and wet environment typically found underground in a coal mine.

We (Golf Car Associates) are also working with our battery suppliers to find a solution with higher amp-hour capacity for those older mines with a very long run from the shaft entrance to the face.  We are working towards a solution where the cars will be capable of 50 km or more, in steep tough conditions, on a single charge.

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