Yamaha Golf Car document a Trojan Battery Company battery (12V) for the Drive. Specifications, any replacement options and the recall status are below, each with its source.
Last updated: 27 October 2026
trojanbattery.com/products/t-1275-12v-flooded-battery
Source: trojanbattery.com/products/t-1275-12v-flooded-battery
Source: trojanbattery.com/products/t-1275-12v-flooded-battery
Why this pack is listed for the Drive
“Battery: Trojan - Golf Car Type T-1275 (4x12-volt) RC: minimum 102 min”
The manufacturer's own statement for this pack. Reported, not endorsed — confirm with the manufacturer before buying or fitting.
Only Yamaha YDRE 48-volt golf car (this catalogue's "Drive" electric model), per the manual's own Specifications section, page 10-2. Check yours before buying.
Maker lists it as a direct fit.
Sources do not establish: Which model years beyond the 2009 2nd-edition manual this covers, and whether later Drive/YDRE revisions specify the same battery.
Full specifications, sources and every vehicle this pack fits.
View battery: T-1275 12V Flooded Lead Acid →Parts a source says are needed beyond the battery itself. Reported, not recommended — read the source beside each one and confirm it with the manufacturer before buying anything.
A 12 V DC-DC step-down converter to feed the cart's 12 V accessories — lights, radio, horn — which lose their supply when the lead-acid string they were tapped off becomes a single 48 V module. Epoch include one in their conversion kit; Allied sell one separately, in a collection named for the purpose.
“a 12V DC-DC Converter (to safely power your lights and radio)”
Source: epochbatteries.com/products/48v-105ah-lithium-golf-cart-kit
Yamaha Golf-Car Company
Source: web.archive.org/web/20160705063545id_/http://yamahagolfcar.com:80/download/2010/golf_car/2010_-_Golf_Cars_-_The_Drive_Electric.pdf
Retrieved September 24, 2026
Manufacturer documentation explicitly identifies this as compatible.
Only the cart that Eco Battery name on the bundle itself — Yamaha Drive 1 & 2 / 2011+; Yamaha Drive/G29 / 2007-10. They sell this pack for it as a bundle with an install kit, so the fit is to that configuration and not to the model in general. Check yours before buying.
Only the cart that Eco Battery name on the bundle itself — Yamaha Drive / 2011+; Yamaha Drive/G29 / 2007-10. They sell this pack for it as a bundle with an install kit, so the fit is to that configuration and not to the model in general. Check yours before buying.
They sell this pack for it as a bundle with an install kit, so the fit is to that configuration and not to the model in general.
Eco Battery sell this pack for this cart as a BUNDLE — the battery together with the install kit the cart needs. So the maker is not claiming the pack drops in on its own; they are claiming it fits once their kit is fitted. What is in the kit varies by cart and is listed on the bundle's own page.
Sources do not establish: Whether the cart's existing charger and on-board computer work with this pack. Eco Battery sell charge ports, charger pigtails, interlock relays and OBC bypass adapters as separate products, which says a conversion often needs one — but the bundle listing does not say which of them this cart needs. Read the bundle's own contents before buying anything.
Taken from Eco Battery's own product titles, which are how this maker publishes fitment: each bundle is one pack boxed for one named cart. It is the battery's manufacturer making the claim, not the cart's.
“Yamaha Drive”
Only the list entry "Yamaha Drive" on the card headed "38.4v - 304ah (6x2)" of the maker's batteries page, which names no model year — check yours before buying.
Sources do not establish: Model years, the cart's charger, controller or mounting, and whether the pack drops in: the card is a list of cart names and states no fit condition.
Source: skunkworkslithium.com/batteries
SKU A-051105-03
“Fits and is compatible with Factory Controller and Motor (Drop In)”
Only a Drive built 2011 to 2016, which Eco chart separately — check yours before buying.
Sources do not establish: whether the pack fits this cart's battery bay without trimming, and what the charger must be. The chart gives a verdict per cart and no dimensions.
Eco Battery's own compatibility chart: under “DRIVE 1/G29(11-16)” Eco mark the 51V 105Ah Skinny green: “Fits and is compatible with Factory Controller and Motor (Drop In)”. Eco split this model in two, and under “DRIVE 1/G29(07-10)” Eco mark the 51V 105Ah Skinny blue: “It will fit and work, but our green recommendations are better options.”. Eco's chart is for carts that left the factory with lead-acid batteries.
Source: ecobattery.com/pages/compatibility-chart
Source: ecobattery.com/pages/compatibility-chart
SKU A-070105-06
“70V 105AH Battery Bundle / Yamaha Drive 1 & 2 / 2011+; 70V 105AH Battery Bundle / Yamaha Drive/G29 / 2007-10”
Maker lists it as needing an adapter or install kit.
Source: ecobattery.com/products/70v-105ah-battery-bundle-yamaha-drive-2011
SKU A-076105-16
“76V 105AH Battery Bundle / Yamaha Drive / 2011+; 76V 105AH Battery Bundle / Yamaha Drive/G29 / 2007-10”
Maker lists it as needing an adapter or install kit.
Source: ecobattery.com/products/76v-105ah-battery-bundle-yamaha-drive-2011
SKU A-051105-01
“51V 105AH Thru-Hole Battery Bundle / Yamaha Drive 1 & 2 / 2011+; 51V 105AH Thru-Hole Battery Bundle / Yamaha Drive/G29 / 2007-10”
Maker lists it as needing an adapter or install kit.
Source: ecobattery.com/products/51v-105ah-thru-hole-battery-bundle-yamaha-drive-2011
SKU A-051060-05
“51V 60AH Battery Bundle / Yamaha Drive 1 & 2 / 2011+; 51V 60AH Battery Bundle / Yamaha Drive / G29 / 2007-10”
Only the cart that Eco Battery name on the bundle itself — Yamaha Drive 1 & 2 / 2011+; Yamaha Drive / G29 / 2007-10. Check yours before buying.
Maker lists it as needing an adapter or install kit.
Source: ecobattery.com/products/51v-60ah-battery-bundle-yamaha-drive-2011
SKU A-051160-06
“51V 160AH Battery Bundle / Yamaha Drive/G29 / 2007-10; 51V 160AH Battery Bundle / Yamaha Drive 1 & 2 / 2011+”
Only the cart that Eco Battery name on the bundle itself — Yamaha Drive/G29 / 2007-10; Yamaha Drive 1 & 2 / 2011+. Check yours before buying.
Maker lists it as needing an adapter or install kit.
Source: ecobattery.com/products/51v-160ah-battery-bundle-yamaha-drive-g29-2007-10
SKU A-051150-06
“51V 150AH Battery Bundle / Yamaha Drive / 2011+; 51V 150AH Battery Bundle / Yamaha Drive/G29 / 2007-10”
Maker lists it as needing an adapter or install kit.
Source: ecobattery.com/products/51v-150ah-battery-bundle-yamaha-drive-2011
“Choose from these popular Yamaha models Drive & Drive 2 (48V) Adventurer (48V) G22 / GMAX (48V) G14-G19 (36V)”
Only the 48-volt Drive — Allied list "Drive & Drive 2 (48V)" and give no year — check yours before buying.
Sources do not establish: how many modules this cart needs, and whether they fit its battery bay. Allied sell this pack in sets of two to eight and point at a sizing chart that is not on the page naming the cart. Yamaha publish no compartment dimensions this catalogue holds.
Allied name this cart on their own Yamaha page under "Choose from these popular Yamaha models", identified by VOLTAGE. The same list puts the G14-G19 generation at 36 volts, so the voltage is the load-bearing part of the entry rather than a label: a reader with the older generation needs a different pack entirely.
Source: alliedlithium.com/pages/yamaha-golf-cart-lithium-batteries-models
Source: alliedlithium.com/pages/yamaha-golf-cart-lithium-batteries-models
Allied on their own charger: "Designed to work perfectly with 48V Allied lithium batteries". They name their 48V range rather than this pack, and do not say whether the charger the cart arrived with will charge it.
The manufacturer states these batteries do not fit this model:
Eco Battery's own compatibility chart marks the 38V 105Ah red under both “DRIVE 1/G29(07-10)” and “DRIVE 1/G29(11-16)”: “Does Not Fit and/or will not work with this cart (Will Require Lots of Modification)”. Eco's chart is for carts that left the factory with lead-acid batteries.
Most recalls cover only certain model years, serials or build dates — view each notice to check it against your own unit.
Skunkworks Lithium
Source: skunkworkslithium.com/batteries
Retrieved October 2, 2026
Eco Battery
Source: ecobattery.com/pages/compatibility-chart
Retrieved September 19, 2026
Source: ecobattery.com/products/70v-105ah-battery-bundle-yamaha-drive-2011
Retrieved September 16, 2026
Source: ecobattery.com/products/76v-105ah-battery-bundle-yamaha-drive-2011
Retrieved September 16, 2026
Source: ecobattery.com/products/51v-105ah-thru-hole-battery-bundle-yamaha-drive-2011
Retrieved September 16, 2026
Source: ecobattery.com/products/51v-60ah-battery-bundle-yamaha-drive-2011
Retrieved September 16, 2026
Source: ecobattery.com/products/51v-160ah-battery-bundle-yamaha-drive-g29-2007-10
Retrieved September 16, 2026
Source: ecobattery.com/products/51v-150ah-battery-bundle-yamaha-drive-2011
Retrieved September 16, 2026
Allied Battery
Source: alliedlithium.com/pages/yamaha-golf-cart-lithium-batteries-models
Retrieved September 15, 2026
Trojan Battery Company
Source: trojanbattery.com/products/t-1275-12v-flooded-battery
Retrieved September 24, 2026
Allied Battery
Source: alliedlithium.com/collections/chargers/products/allied-lithium-onboard-waterproof-battery-charger-48v-15amp
Retrieved September 14, 2026
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Retrieved September 24, 2026