Coda Automotive's electric car nearing production, sales and dealers
18.05.12
Coda Automotive was at the Silicon Valley Autoshow this week giving us a chance to see what they've done with their all electric sedan, especially as they're making concrete steps to launch their production and sales operation. In late December they announced selection of Marvin K. Brown as the exclusive Coda dealer in San Diego County, and on Thursday they announced selection of the Del Grande Dealer Group as their first Northern California dealer.
The all electric Coda sedan is an electric car designed by Coda with a 160 mile range and a price competitive with the Nissan Leaf and Ford Focus Electric. The car is built around a chassis made by a Chinese automaker, with parts sourced from a variety of vendors. For example, the drive train components are sourced from UQM, a Colorado based company with over 35 years experience in developing electric vehicle drive train technology.
Coda develops their own battery pack technology, the result of a joint venture with Chinese battery maker Lishen. The pack is a 333 volt 36 kilowatt-hour Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) system, configured as a relatively thin unit located underneath the passenger cabin. Coda is also developing a second line of business selling these battery packs as energy storage devices for smart grid deployment.
Source: Torque News