{"id":74937,"date":"2024-07-28T09:35:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T13:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=74937"},"modified":"2024-07-28T09:35:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T13:35:32","slug":"i-tested-the-worlds-most-affordable-electric-golf-cart-the-kandi-mini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=74937","title":{"rendered":"I tested the world’s most affordable electric golf cart: The Kandi Mini"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Kandi Mini is unlike any other golf cart in the world in two key ways. First, it\u2019s less than half the price of your average golf cart. And second, it\u2019s a lot more compact than your average golf cart.<\/p>\n

Both of these are key features for folks who have become golf cart curious but don\u2019t have the space in their garages or their wallets for a new full-size cart.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve written before<\/a> about how useful golf carts have become as alternative transportation. As much as I love a good electric bicycle, a golf cart can usually carry more people and cargo, offers better weather protection, and is a more comfortable feeling for many riders. The only problem is they generally cost an arm and a leg, usually starting in the low five figures.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t believe me? You obviously haven\u2019t checked out new golf cart prices lately. $10,000 for a fairly basic golf cart is pretty standard these days, and it\u2019s easy to get into the $12-$15k range when you start looking at lifted carts with bigger wheels and fancier features.<\/p>\n

Enter the Kandi Mini: a $3,999 electric golf cart<\/a> (or $3,499, depending on where you get it)<\/a>\u00a0that is small enough not to take up too much space in your garage.<\/span> In fact, it\u2019s got a neat feature that allows it to collapse down into an even smaller size. You can see it in detail in a fun unboxing and testing video I made here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Fully extended, the cart is 96 inches (8 feet or 2.43 meters) in length, including the foot platform in the rear. When you push the dashboard switch to collapse it, the front end of the cart sucks itself in. Add in the folding rear platform, and the cart drops to just 66 inches (5\u20196\u2033 or 1.68 meters) long.<\/p>\n

I installed the optional roof canopy and windshield onto my Kandi Mini, though these are accessories that don\u2019t come standard. The roof canopy comes off with quick releases and the entire canopy folds down to make the cart even shorter. The quick-release knob on the canopy even has a built-in hex key that you can use to remove the steering wheel for even more collapsibility, so you don\u2019t need to remember to bring your Allen wrench set.<\/p>\n

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It can actually collapse even shorter than this when you activate the \u2018suck it in\u2019 button<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was able to fit the cart in the back of my family\u2019s minivan, which is a serious testament to just how compact it can become. As a side note, I didn\u2019t even need to use the telescoping feature to make the cart even shorter; I just folded down the rear footrest. But if your van or SUV isn\u2019t as spacious as this one, you can make the cart even shorter to fit tighter spaces.<\/p>\n

As small as it is, the cart can still fit two adults side by side on the front bench, as my dad and I discovered while riding around together. The marketing<\/a> seems to show a single adult in the front and a second adult in the rear, so it seems like they intend for this to be a two-seater.<\/p>\n

But with a 400 lb weight limit, you could likely fit two healthy-sized adults and a child or two on the cart. <\/p>\n

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