2012 Yamaha The Drive® PTV Electric

A Variety of Battery Configurations

• Yamaha offers six 8V or eight 6V battery configurations to best fit your needs. The standard six 8V configuration provides dependable power that is less expensive to maintain. For courses that need extra range or for private car customers living in golf car communities that use their car to travel about town, the eight 6V configuration provides as much as 33 percent more range.

Best Front and Rear Bumpers in the Industry

• You know and we know: things happen out there. So we made our bumpers with thicker walls and textured surfaces to withstand mishaps. They're the same height front and rear to minimize damage. They release air on impact; in fact, they're 5 mph rated. And if worse comes to worst, you can replace them by removing only two bolts.

Best Occupant Space

• Best window of entry and exit. Best leg space in the industry. Best foot space, rear body to pedal. Improved steering height and position. Improved seat height and position. Improved headroom. There's no better space to occupy, take our word for it.

Built-in Transaxle Impact Protection

• Our cast-aluminum transaxle case is designed with integrated impact protection. You don't need a skid plate to fend off the hazards that come from underneath. Our hardened case can take care of itself.

ClimaGuard Top™ with Dual Gutters

• Our top is wider and extends farther in the front for maximum occupant protection, and it's longer in the rear to give maximum protection without interfering with the clubs. It has the only 360° double rain channel in the industry, and its integrated water drain system has an exclusive clog-proof design. It's built for rattle-free stability and has integrated grab handles. So who's afraid of a little rain?

Easy-grip Steering Wheel

• It's not just that it's thick, contoured and textured for easy gripping. It's not even that we integrated a scorecard holder and a pencil holder into the design. It's the way we carefully positioned the pencil holder to avoid scratched wrists and torn golf gloves. That's what we mean by attention to detail.

Easy-To-Clean Cupholders

• You know that really gross stuff that collects in the bottom of cupholders? We don't have that. Our cupholders are built with drain holes that keep liquids and debris from accumulating. And they're removable, so cleaning them is a snap.

Easy-To-Clean, Durable One-piece Floor Mat

• The point was to make it easy to clean. So we made it one piece, covering the floorboard and footrest area. We made it from durable, textured rubber to provide cushioned comfort for the occupants.

Flexible, Durable Body Panels

• Our body panels are made of custom-formulated thermoplastic olefin providing superior flexibility, durability, and cold weather resistance. Panels lock together and mount with fewer hardware to make removal easy. They are robotically painted with a two-part topcoat of high-luster, automotive-grade polyurethane paint that is closely matched to the body panel.

Floor Mounted Horn

• The conveniently located horn is close to the accelerator and brake pedals. A quick turn of the ankle lets them know you're coming.

Greaseless Chassis

• Sealed bearings, automotive grade tie-rods and permanently lubricated steering components that never need greasing save you time and money. That's smart design.

Headlights and Tail Lights

• Stylish, sealed halogen headlights and tail lights are standard equipment.

HybriCore™ Chassis

• How do you make a chassis nearly 20 percent lighter and 2.5 times stronger? We mated an automotive, ladder-style, 100 percent robotically welded steel frame, protected by an 18-step paint process, to a polypropylene structural floor. Its unique design provides added strength and protects the batteries and electrical connections.

Large Comfortable Armrest

• Exactly how important is an armrest? Depends on whether it's done right. Ours is strong, made of steel-reinforced, glass filled polypropylene. It's larger and wider than previous models, but it doesn't interfere with entry or exit. It's substantial enough to provide comfort and security for the occupants — and if that's not important, what is?

Largest Most Comfortable Seat in the Industry

• Deep, supportive contours are intended to help hold occupants in place while the car is moving. Designed to accommodate occupants of all different heights and sizes, it's made of pure, supple foam bonded to a seamless, fabric-backed vinyl cover, and the polypropylene seat base is strengthened with plated steel inserts. Won't sag or warp, stands up to repeated pressure washings, and remains the most comfortable seat in the business despite daily abuse.

Largest Rear Access Panel

• If you need to access the starter generator, governor and transaxle on the gas car, or the motor control unit and vital electrical components on the electric car, you have the advantage of the largest access panel in the business. Open it up and make it happen.

Low Cost of Ownership

• Low cost of ownership is a priority at Yamaha. So our vehicles boasts the lowest cost of ownership in the industry. The lowest. Period.

Maintenance-free Rack-and-Pinion Steering

• Steering this nimble and responsive was once found only on high-performance sports cars. Our version is permanently greased with sealed bearings and is virtually maintenance free.

One-piece Fender Well with Integrated Splash Guards

• Inner fenders and splash guards are made of one-piece seamless plastic and are designed to keep mechanical and electrical components from getting wet. The rear wells include integrated mud flaps to keep occupants and golf bags from being splashed on.

Powerful 48V Electric Motor

• Manufactured by Hitachi, our electric motor is high quality, highly efficient, whisper quiet, and at 3.5 horsepower is one of the most powerful in the industry. Its internal components are nickel plated and stainless steel for corrosion resistance, and it even has its own internal solid-state tachometer.

Premium Tread Tires

• Check out the tread pattern on our four-ply tires. It's designed to provide superior on-course performance while minimizing turf compaction, the perfect combination.

Removable Floorboard Access Panel

• Forget the floor jack for inspecting the brake and accelerator pedals. This access panel makes it easy. Integrated brushes prevent debris and foreign objects from entering.

Responsible Turning Radius

• Steering and suspension have been designed to be geometrically correct which not only provides optimal turning radius but also helps protect turf.

Sentry Wraparound Protection System™

• The DRIVE® comes with 360° protection against scrapes, scratches, and bumps. Polypropylene side sills protect against side impacts. In the front and rear, energy-absorbing bumpers release air on impact to protect the body and frame while tires fill in the gaps. Hazards can approach from any angle. You're covered.

Side Reflectors

• Reflex reflectors on the front and rear make The Drive PTV easily visible from any direction.

State-Of-The-Art Regenerative Braking

• It extends battery life and rounds per charge by converting the motor into a generator to recharge the battery while the car proceeds at a regulated speed down hills, slowly and safely. If the parking brake is not properly engaged, the car will slowly inch its way downhill while it sounds and audible alarm to notify you and let you catch it.

Tru-Trak II™ Fully Independent Front Suspension

• Notice how one tire stays firmly planted, even though the other adjusts to the terrain? That's the fully independent suspension at work. We designed a maintenance-free suspension using automotive-style, coil-over-shock struts to minimize roll and deliver a smooth, comfortable ride. Sooner or later, some golfer will offer to trade his car for it.

Yamaha-built Motor Control Unit

• If we're going to be the only manufacturer building our own motor control unit, then we figured we might as well make ours the most advanced in the industry. It communicates with the battery charger — also Yamaha built — and with the Yamaha Genius2™ diagnostic and programming system. Its roll away protection feature slows it down and lets you know if the brake isn't properly engaged, it ensures smooth starts to avoid turf damage, and its solid-state electronics include a microprocessor with high-efficiency switching. Golf cars don't come any smarter.