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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Miles EV Coda EV Sedan. Photo by Stefano Paris . Oh, to live in Southern California, the emerging epicenter of electric car start-ups. This past weekend, one of those start-ups, Coda Automotive , offered a few test rides in the current prototype of the company's upcoming all-electric sedan to members of the Diamond Bar Electric Vehicle Association. No drives yet - steering wheel duty was left to Coda CEO Kevin Czinger - but now we have the first independent review of what Coda is cooking up for their first offering thanks to our friend Paul Scott of Plug In America. Some details: the car will have a 100-mile range from a 33.7 kWh lithium ion battery pack. The sedan weighs around 3,500 pounds, including the 700-lb battery. Czinger told Scott that the next-gen Coda sedan will be several hundred pounds lighter View post: EV club members get first rides in Coda Automotive electric sedan ... details >>>

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Miles EV Coda sedan - Click above for high res image gallery Following up on Coda Automotive's announcement the other day about closing its Series B funding round , we've received an update from Marketing and Communications director Kara Saltness. One of the investors in the Series B round was former treasury secretary Henry Paulson. Apparently, Paulson will have more of a role with the company than simply an investor. Paulson will be an advisor to the company on its dealings in China. Ms. Saltness tells ABG Henry Paulson is now an advisor to the company and will be providing guidance on Coda's work with Chinese companies. More: Former treasury secretary to help Coda work with Chinese suppliers ... details >>>

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Miles EV Coda sedan - Click above for high res image gallery Another element of Coda Automotive's electric car program has been confirmed today with the announcement from UQM that it would be supplying motors to the startup company's new EV. The two companies have reached a 10-year deal for a supply of electric propulsion systems. During the first two years of Coda's initial ramp up period, starting in mid-2010, UQM is expected to supply about 20,000 of its UQM(R)PowerPhase(R) 100 motors to Coda. This is a 100 kW / 134 hp motor that is 94 percent efficient and is only 11 inches in diameter. UQM was the original planned supplier to Phoenix Motorcars before they redesigned their sport utility truck and more recently has supplied motors to Chrysler for its prototype electric vehicles. Chrysler has not said if UQM will continue to supply motors for production versions of its EVs. More: Coda EV sedan to use U... details >>>