HK Jockey Club - SolarDrive

NEW YORK - (New York Times) Mark Hissey, Vicepresident Sebonack Golf Club, New York: "…it's true, these carts never run out of juice."

HONG KONG - Cameron Halliday, General Manager of the Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course: "We searched extensively and are confident that in SolarDrive we have found the best performing, solar solution for golf cars on the market."

NEW YORK - (New York Times) Mark Hissey, Vicepresident Sebonack Golf Club, New York: "They've been fantastic…We couldn't be happier. They look great, and the members have been very pleased."

FLORIDA - Ernie Els (one good golf player): "To be honest, I just don't see any downside. With SolarDrive technology such as this, everyone benefits including the environment."

HONG KONG - William Yiu, Exec. Dir., Hong Kong Jockey Club: "…having less recharge every night, the battery actually runs a lot longer, so from that perspective it's actually commercially viable."

HONG KONG - Charles Regan, Golfer: "I think many golf courses should adopt the same thing. They're fantastic!"

HONG KONG - David Powers, Golfer: "Many more steps like this would be wonderful"

NEW YORK - Michael Pascucci, owner of the Sebonack Golf Club in Southhampton, N.Y.: "…It was amazing to me that even on hazy days the car's (energy capacity) stayed full…the SolarDrive system is a major industry innovation."

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama: "We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories."

DUBAI - Brian Goudie, General Manager, Hydroturf: "We are incredibly excited about this product…"

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - General Manager Wayne Carroll at The Joondalup Country Club & Golf Resort: We drove 180 km in a Club Car Turf 252 using only solar power

Hong Kong Jockey Club / Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course

Hong Kong golf course becomes first golf course in the world to use solar-cell technology by SolarDrive to power its entire golf car fleet

To learn about the first year experiences by Cameron Halladay, General Manager at Hong Kong Jockey Club, please read the evaluation report here.

For live footage please see the presentation broadcasted on Oct 8 at
New Tang Dynasty Television (with headquarters in New York):

http://iproduce.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_life/2009-10-08/032185487217.html

The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course in Hong Kong has revealed its latest ground-breaking initiative in environmental management through the unveiling of an entire fleet of 205 solar-cell powered golf carts.

Approx. half of the solar car fleet lined up...

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HKJC on row

The initiative makes The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course the first golf course in the world, to have adopted SolarDrive's highly efficient solar technology for their entire fleet of 205 Club Car golf carts and the largest fleet in the world to be powered by such technology. This solar project is the course's latest commitment to responsible environmental management of its operations. Indeed, the initiative comes only a few months after the Hong Kong course received official recognition for its environmental program as winners of the prestigious 'Asian Golf Course Environment Award.'

You're invited to download the entire press release here or the evaluation report here.

Link to Jockey Club website: www.kscgolf.org.hk

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