Coda. We’re Here to Stay. Really.

Coda is at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week touting its car as more feature rich than the Nissan Leaf. Yes, don’t laugh. Apparently the fact that the Coda has a trunk and bigger battery capacity is a value proposition thought by Coda to appeal to someone. The problem that a car this small doesn’t have a hatchback – and associated practicality – clearly eluded the non-car guys at Coda.  They’re looking for money as well – we didn’t see that coming. On the upside, at least from a consumer perspective, they are eschewing traditional dealerships (like Tesla) for galleries (like Tesla), although I suspect this has more to do with an inability to register the franchise and attract dealers with such a limited product line – errrr, car.

The deathwatch continues. Fingers crossed…..

More here: http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/coda-we-have-a-bigger-battery-trunk-than-nissan/

Coda to Replace CEO Sometime with Someone

Coda, the distribution company that intends on buying electric vehicles in China and rebranding them “Coda” announced that it’s turn-a-round/founder CEO has resigned. Now, I’ve written in the past that although electric vehicles are generally a good movement, Coda appears to be about a bunch of guys who see a financial upside by introducing any electric car to the US, despite the fact that the “Coda” is a decade-old Japanese design that’s been retrofitted to run electric for the US market. Made up of mostly money guys, this company’s future is limited to a government bailout or loan. I hope that they prove me – and many others – wrong. Stay tuned, and Greentech article here: http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/ceo-abruptly-resigns-from-electric-car-maker-coda/