Electric Go-Karts

Last updated 2008.07.24

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We do not sell electric go-karts. We think zero-emissions low-noise electric karts are a great means of recreation, and in particular suitable to indoor operation. We think they are poised to explode in popularity. We do sell Soneil battery chargers, both high and low current models, which would be ideal for kart charging.

Electric Go-Karts are just beginning to come into their own. They have a number of advantages over the gasoline variety: lower maintenance; no emissions; no gasoline handling; lots of low-end torque; and they can be run indoors as well as out. There are at least two battery-electric kart facilities in the U.S. (Arnold's in Pennsylvania, Speed World in California). There is a floor-rail electric kart facility in the Skylon tower in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Europe now has a battery-electric go-kart Grand Prix circuit with at least five events per year at different tracks. The Genesee Area Skills Center Technology Center of Flint MI has organized an electric go-kart event in the past encouraging students to build and run their own vehicles based on 12-volt systems. "Strippers" are another variant that do not use batteries, but pick up power from "rails".

There is a wide range of size and performance options in the electric go-kart arena, as with the gasoline side, including "fun karts" and "yard karts" and serious competition machines.

Glenn Houston and Axel Gringmuth of British Columbia co-own a battery-electric go-kart powered by a special Advanced DC Motor, regulated by 350A Curtis controller, carrying 48 volts worth of Optima red tops that travels at speeds up to 100 mph.

This page can't possibly do this field justice or keep up with what is happening, so here are some links to others in the field.

Asmo Electric Karts
Bob Biancur's Electric Kart
Dean's Home-Built electric kart
Electra Motorsports
Electric Storm
European electric karting
Green Propulsion electric kart
Homebuilt Electric Off-road go kart
Honda Minimoto Electric Karts
Gravitron Electric Karts
KTA Services Inc
Lynch Motor in electric go kart
Razor Electric Go Karts
R.E. Enterprises Electric Karts
West Philadelphia High School electric kart

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