Cash For Clubbers

PALM DESERT – If you’re in the market for a golf cart,that’s street legal,you might want to start shoppingto take advantage of a federal tax credit.

Thetax credit can range from 42-hundred to 55-hundred dollars. The key is buying a golf cart that’s a certified Low Speed Vehicleor Neighborhood Electric Vehicle.

The tax credit is part of the federal stimulus package passed back in February with the goal of putting more electric cars on the road.

“That’s the bottom line, bring the green house effects down and get people in alternative fuel vehicles, said J.R. thomas, President of the Electric CaThomasributors in Rancho Mirage. “There’s other stuff out there besides gasoline and I think that’s creating a big awareness.”

In order to take advantage of the tax credit,you have to make your purchaseno later than December 31st.