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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Miles EV 2010 Coda Sedan - click for high-res image gallery Somewhat LEGO-like, the details of the all-electric 2010 Coda Sedan are coming together. We learned earlier this summer that the EV will use a 100 kW / 134 hp motor from UQM . This week, BorgWarner announced that its eGearDrive single-speed transmission will find a home under the hood of the electric vehicle, which will be introduced in California next year. The Coda sedan will use BorgWarner's 31-03 eGearDrive, which BorgWarner says is "ideally suited" for electric drive vehicles. The highway-speed Coda Sedan will likely not be the only model to use this transmission, which is adaptable to a variety of systems, says BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems president and general manager John Sanderson. Read more pieces about the Coda EV here ; there's more on the eGearDrive after the jump. View post: Borg Warner announces new single-speed eGearDrive... details >>>

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , MINI , Miles EV Code EV sedan - Click above for high-res image gallery The Coda electric sedan just got a new advocate. Kerri Martin, who used to work for Harley-Davidson, BMW Motorcycles, MINI and Volkswagen "launching, building and reinvigorating some of the world's most iconic pop culture brands" over the past 15 years, has been hired as Coda Automotive's new chief marketing officer. Her first official statement as CMO: "I'm thrilled to be part of the electric vehicle movement, especially with Coda, a company that is intent on disrupting the category conventions and has the vision to reinvent the car buying and ownership experience." The Coda EV is due next year. sedan has a range of between 90 and 120 miles, depending on driving conditions. Cost? $45,000 before incentives. View post: Coda Automotive adds former MINI, VW exec as marketing officer ... details >>>

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Miles EV Coda sedan - Click above for high res image gallery As Coda Automotive continues its long march toward eventual production of its new EV sedan a year from now, one of things it will need is cash. Plenty of it. The company has beefed up its cash position with the closing of a Series B funding round that adds $24 million to its coffers. Heading up the list of investors are some familiar names - but not necessarily ones that we often associate with the car business. Joining Coda executives and board members Miles Rubin, Steven Heller and Kevin Czinger are newcomers Thomas "Mack" McLarty and Henry Paulsen. Paulsen may best be remembered as the last Treasury Secretary under George W. Bush who led the drive for a nearly trillion dollar bailout of the financial services business last fall. McLarty was the White Chief of Staff under Bill Clinton View post: Coda Automotive gets new investment from Henry ... details >>>