Reduce, Reuse, Refurbish

Thomas remains optimistic that his E-Z Go is going to save wear and tear on the “more expensive” GSE vehicles. “We’ve used golf carts for years at Poplar Grove Airport for towing light airplanes, twins, single-engine airplanes and it works real well,” Thomas says.

Emery Air has looked into refurbishing a used tug, but the cost benefits have been hard to overlook. “A used tug is going to be $5,000-8,000 dollars; we’ll have $2,000-2,500 in this golf cart. It’s a huge [difference] and it’s lower maintenance,” Thomas says. “The electric golf cart is dirt simple, there’s not a lot of moving parts and its low maintenance.”