So your just about to round the 7th hole, and BLAMO your golf cart runs out of battery. You wouldn’t be schlepping your golf carts back to the pro-shop right now if you had one of these bad boys. Made by a company called Cruise Car this solar panel kit will affix to the top of most popular electric golf cart models. Allowing for carbon free charging of the batteries. The Sunray Solar Roof Kit will soon be available to dealers, golf courses, resorts or anyone who owns a golf cart.

“Due to the overwhelming response to our Cruise Car solar-electric vehicles, we decided to develop a conversion kit so golf cart owners around the country can solarize their vehicles,” says Ken Chester, President of Cruise Car, adding “Now everyone with an electric cart can participate in the “greening” of America while saving money on energy costs.” These solar panels can generate up to 180 watts, 60 volts and supply 3 amps directly to a 36 or 48 volt battery. As long as the vehicle is in the sun, the battery is constantly recharging itself through the solar panel. Converting a cart to a Sunray top will benefit the end user by increasing the distance the cart can go on a single charge by 30%, reducing electric charging costs, and reducing co2 emissions (that electricity most likely came from coal or gas). I could see this sort of device being extremely useful to large golf courses or communities that have hundreds of electric carts that they are always paying to charge.