# Electric Cars from Coda Automotive

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-from-coda-automotive/621567>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 10, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-from-coda-automotive/621567 "2012-05-10T23:16:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-from-coda-automotive/621567/1 "2012-05-10T23:16:08Z")

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I just recently heard of [Coda Automotive](http://www.codaautomotive.com/). They are selling an electric car, apparently. I hadn’t ever heard of them until now. Anyone have any experience with the Coda electric car? What can you tell me about it?

Thanks,  
J.

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**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-from-coda-automotive/621567/2 "2012-05-11T17:37:10Z")

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My one bump…

Really? No one has any experience with Coda?

There appear to be 4 Coda dealers in California and they are offering test drives.

The car itself looks like a standard imported econobox, at least from the pictures.

Anyone?

J.

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**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-from-coda-automotive/621567/3 "2012-05-11T19:28:04Z")

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Well it is new. It is manufactured in China with batteries by Lishen and has been selling only in California and there for only two months. While they are planning a second model sales [so far](http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1075665_coda-plans-second-electric-car-withdraws-doe-loan-application) have been “a low number.” Give it some time.

That said I think that it will be hard for them to develop a following. Assuming the interest in going gas-free, why go with a new name made in China when you can go with a Nissan Leaf, a Tesla S if you want to drop more change and need the room, or either a Volt or a plug-in Prius if you care that much about range anxiety?

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**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-from-coda-automotive/621567/4 "2012-05-11T19:58:55Z")

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wouldn’t trust it as far as I could throw it.