Electric Beach Cart in Anna Maria Island, FL
A quiet-island beach cart that fits the golf-cart-and-beach-cruiser pace of Anna Maria — folds small, no hitch, nothing extra to buy.
Anna Maria Island keeps its beaches genuinely low-key — no high-rises, narrow streets, and a culture built around golf carts and bikes rather than big vehicles. A beach cart that needs a trailer hitch and a hitch-mounted carrier is a poor match for an island like this. e-KRT is a dual-motor, 3-wheel battery-powered beach wagon that folds down to fit in a trunk or the back of a golf cart shed, built specifically for the soft, powdery Gulf sand this stretch of coast is known for.
e-KRT ships as one complete, ready-to-use package
Every cart includes the following as standard — nothing extra to buy before your first trip to the beach:
- Chair mounts (front + rear)
- Cooler platform
- Umbrella holders
- Side hang-points for bags/gear
- Dual 350W motors
- Removable 36V 31.5Ah lithium battery
- Keyed throttle/battery security
- 12-month warranty
Why it fits Anna Maria Island specifically
- Built for a small-island footprint. e-KRT folds to 30 × 24 × 28.5 inches and weighs about 80 lbs — small enough for island storage. Many electric carts on the market ship fully assembled and need a 2" trailer hitch plus a hitch-mounted cargo carrier.
- Made for powder-soft Gulf sand. Anna Maria's sand is notably fine and soft, the kind that bogs down a standard wheeled wagon fast. e-KRT's dual 350W motors and wide tires are built for it.
- One trip, not three. A removable 36V 31.5Ah lithium battery (1,134Wh) covers a full beach day, so a walk from a rental cottage to the shoreline is one loaded trip.
- Room for your cooler. The cooler platform is sized for standard coolers in the 40–65-quart range on the standard mounts — we're finalizing exact dimension specs this week and will confirm which named models fit once that's verified.
A complete package costs less than a bare cart plus extras
Most electric beach wagons are sold as a bare cart, with chair racks, umbrella mounts, and cooler trays priced separately — and a cart heavy enough to need a trailer hitch adds a hitch and cargo carrier on top. Once those real costs are counted, e-KRT comes out ahead even where the sticker price alone looks cheaper elsewhere:
| Accessories needed to match e-KRT |
Transport needed (hitch + carrier) |
True cost to own | |
|---|---|---|---|
| e-KRT — complete package | $0 — already included | $0 — folds to fit your car | $3,499 |
| Typical electric beach wagon | $380 – $1,265 | ≈ $504 | $3,875 – $5,483 |
Based on published pricing from leading electric beach cart brands as of August 2026 — accessories priced to match e-KRT's standard equipment, plus a trailer hitch and hitch-mounted cargo carrier where the cart doesn't fold and ships fully assembled. If a tow hitch is already fitted to your vehicle, that line item drops out for those brands too — e-KRT still needs neither.
e-KRT, LLC — New York, New York — ekrtus.com