After successfully being able to recharge their electric go-karts in under five minutes for a five-minute race, Amusement Products now has the ability to recharge a fleet of electric go-karts in under 3.5 minutes, eliminating the need for a double fleet of karts.
“In the past, the biggest issue with purchasing an electric go-kart fleet was the necessity to buy twice as many karts to allow for recharging of the karts after every race,” said Dutch Magrath, president of Amusement Products. “In our ongoing effort to improve our products through innovation and technology, we are proud to bring this breakthrough to the karting industry and to our customers.”
Using a combination of a better charger, a better charging profile, more efficient lithium batteries, and progressive regenerative braking, Amusement Products’ new system recharges the batteries to 100% in less than 3.5 minutes.
Considering the time it takes to get the go-karts off the track (about one minute) and to unload/reload the karts with racers (three minutes at a bare minimum), the fastest turn time possible is four minutes. By recharging in less than 3.5 minutes, karts will be fully charged and ready to race again, resulting in significant savings by purchasing just a single fleet of electric go-karts.