CODA in production - And lower price!

[Grendal]

http://green.autoblog.com/2011/11/17.../#aol-comments

$39,900 with 36 kWh heat managed battery pack - skateboard style.

[SEGsby]

Lower price is the only way they can stay in the game...

[BryanSR]

Originally Posted by Grendal

http://green.autoblog.com/2011/11/17.../#aol-comments

$39,900 with 36 kWh heat managed battery pack - skateboard style.

I liked the fit &finish of the Skateboard style of the Battery Pack & Frame/Suspension system BUT the Body was VERY PLAIN/JANE, like smoething in Russia or China and the interior was very cheap looking & feeling too.... NOT worth $40K US!!!!!! I might consider a test driveBUT it is a LONG way for me to travel knowing I could not afford to buy one...

[Grendal]

Coda gets it's EPA numbers - not good.

http://green.autoblog.com/2012/03/08...88-mile-range/

[SEGsby]

Wow, unimpressive...

Makes Tesla's engineering look pretty awesome by comparison.

[smilingcat]

Sad numbers.

We do say that every little bit counts and when I was a project engineer, I would tell the guys "Devil is in the detail"

[Ken Fry]

Originally Posted by smilingcat

Sad numbers.

The numbers are especially sad when considering that the Leaf is mid-sized and the Coda is subcompact, with only 72 cu ft of interior room and 14 of trunk (vs 90 and 23 for the Leaf). If you give up room, you at least expect better efficiency.

[PatQ562]

Goes to show the level of patient optimization that underlies every successful high efficiency EV. Taking a mediocre body and powertrain and packing a big battery in it does not yield inspiring results. The unheralded Wheego took a similar approach on a smaller scale, and they don't seem to have even gained an EPA rating yet.