This is the buying note for a Yamaha Drive (2011 and later) and Drive2 (Drive cars from 2011 on, and the Drive2). A Drive2 that is 48 volts needs the later hardware and a 12-volt converter. The converter is product page BB-CVT-0948, sold separately from the Bedrock kit. The fitment guide is the current match. An article can explain the cart. It cannot outrank a kit title that names a different tray.
Voltage comes before brand
Most of these cars are 48 volts. Measure anyway if the pack has been replaced by a previous owner.
Series math is the whole voltage. Six 6-volt batteries are 36 volts. Six 8-volt batteries are 48 volts. Eight 6-volt batteries are 48 volts. Four 12-volt deep-cycle batteries are 48 volts. A 72-volt cart is a different system. Do not put a 48-volt kit in it and do not put a 72-volt kit in a 48-volt cart. Write the count down. Take a photo of one label that shows the volts. That photo is worth more than the badge on the nose of a Yamaha Drive (2011 and later) and Drive2.
A Yamaha Drive (2011 and later) and Drive2 is a lithium layout: one 36-volt lithium battery. There is no watering cap and no $18 core charge on the lithium battery itself. Do not judge it with lead-acid resting numbers. A full lead-acid 48-volt string sits near 50 volts because six 8-volt batteries rest near 8.4 each, or eight 6-volt batteries rest near 6.3 each. A lithium pack finishes where its own charger and meter say it finishes. The kit meter is the gauge. Leave the lead-acid charger off a lithium battery. Use the lithium charger in the kit. Partial charges are normal. Do not charge a lithium pack below freezing unless that model is heated, and do not charge it in a closed garage that is heat-soaked.
The tray and the bracket
This is the later Drive tray, DR11 hardware in Bedrock’s naming, shared by the 2011+ Drive and the Drive2. The manufacturer’s own photo for this compact kit is the same file they use on the universal kit. That is their photo of this hardware, not a reason to swap in a Precedent picture. The kit you buy should be titled for the 2011+ Drive or Drive2.
Brackets are the part that makes a kit a kit. The battery case can look similar across carts while the hold-down does not. On a Yamaha Drive (2011 and later) and Drive2, Ordering the 2007-2010 kit for a Drive2, or rejecting the correct kit because the hardware photo looks like the universal-kit photo. If the holes do not line up, stop. Do not slot the tray with a drill to make the wrong kit fit. Send a photo of the tray.
How to confirm the Yamaha Drive (2011 and later) and Drive2 before you pay
Use the fitment guide with the make, the model, the year, and the voltage. If the model changed by year and you leave the year blank, the guide should say so instead of guessing. Drive cars from 2011 on, and the Drive2 is the year story. If your car sits on a year line, trust the guide’s bands.
You want one kit, not a page of maybes. The fields that get you there are make, model, year, and voltage. A 12-volt converter is a separate line for almost every lithium swap. Bedrock kits do not include it. A 36-volt cart uses converter SKU BB-CVT-0936. A 48-volt or 72-volt cart uses SKU BB-CVT-0948. Do not add a converter to an order that is already the converter.
Vatrer, ECO, EPOCH, BOLT, and Bedrock all have their own later-Drive or Drive2 listings. The title has to name that car. A G29 title is this generation on Vatrer’s listing. Read the product page year line.
A worked check on this cart
A Drive2 that is 48 volts needs the later hardware and a 12-volt converter. The converter is product page BB-CVT-0948, sold separately from the Bedrock kit. Charge the car, unplug it, and let it rest. Then measure. If it is still a lead string, measure each battery and the pack. A single lithium pack that rests a full volt low is the one to condemn, and you still replace the set. If it is already lithium, use the kit meter. Do not declare the pack dead because a lead-acid chart does not match it.
What to send so we do not guess
- Make and model: Yamaha Drive (2011 and later) and Drive2.
- Year, and which side of any year split the car is on.
- A photo of one battery label and a photo of the tray.
- The voltage you counted, not the voltage you hope it is.
- Whether the car was factory lithium (this matters most on an RXV ELiTE, and it is a fair question on any late model).
Installed, watered, or charged batteries are a final sale except for damage, the wrong item, or a warranty claim. If you are unsure of the Yamaha Drive (2011 and later) and Drive2 tray, ask before you install. Change-of-mind returns are 30 days with no restocking fee, and you pay that freight. If we shipped the wrong part, or it arrives damaged, tell us within 2 days and the return freight is ours. Refunds go to the original payment method within 10 business days of inspection.
A Yamaha Drive (2011 and later) and Drive2 order is ready when the year, the counted voltage, and a tray photo agree with one kit title. Until those three agree, leave the kit in the catalog. The manufacturer’s own photo for this compact kit is the same file they use on the universal kit. That is their photo of this hardware, not a reason to swap in a Precedent picture. The kit you buy should be titled for the 2011+ Drive or Drive2. Send the set through the contact page if the fitment guide’s year bands do not describe the car in front of you.
Parts and pages that match this
- Fitment guide
- 48V lithium batteries
- Matching brand
- 48V lithium
- 36V lithium
- 72V lithium
- Battery sets
- Lead-acid batteries
- 48V/72V 12V converter
- Parts
- Chargers
- Shipping
- Lead-acid vs lithium
- Ask about fitment
- Returns
- Which battery fits this cart
- Hardware mistakes
- Lead set or lithium kit
The price for Yamaha Drive (2011 and later) and Drive2 is the price on the product page, not a number in this article. Lithium golf cart kits from every brand we sell ship free to the lower 48 by curbside truck freight. Parts, chargers and small batteries ship free on orders of $150 or more, or $14.95 below that. Interstate lead-acid batteries ship on a freight quote: we call you with the price before we charge shipping. We ship Yamaha Drive (2011 and later) and Drive2. We do not list a storefront address. Local delivery is only the area named on the shipping page. A city page on this site is not a statement that a driver covers that city.
