One of the leading electric car companies in the world, CODA Automotive, just announced a new offer for Californian customers. It’ll give you 10,000 miles of free fuel when you purchase its new 2012 CODA in October. “With gas prices this high in California, this is the perfect opportunity … [continued]
CODA Energy, which was formed out of CODA Automotive when its electric car sales weren’t going too well, has just installed the largest behind-the-meter energy storage system in the Los Angeles basin. Using lithium-ion batteries, it is a 1,054kWh / 510kW system. CODA Energy has a contract with South Coast Air Quality Management … [continued]
Coda Automotive filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, with a subsequent shift to a focus on grid energy storage as Coda Energy. However, there are of course a number of Coda automobiles that were manufactured but never sold. Those have now been bought up for resale at a substantial discount. “An … [continued]
Not long ago, I happened to get connected with a high-up at Coda. A few back-and-forths seemed to confirm what was pretty clear already — the carmaker was doomed. There are a lot of potential reasons for the failure — and, in actuality, it’s probably all of them combined. For … [continued]
This article originally appeared on EV Obsession. Here’s an interesting announcement from Shanghai, but partly from a US EV company. Like with CODA, the effort seems to target delivering a relatively cheap and “somewhat made in America” all-electric car. But the question is whether or not it will be able … [continued]
Talk about your Black Friday deals! The electric car company CODA Automotive has announced that it will provide a free GE WattStation™ Wall-Mount home charging station to California residents who purchase a 2012 CODA all-electric car, from now until December 2. That’s about $2,000 worth of free EV charger on top of what CODA estimates … [continued]
Electric vehicle and advanced battery company CODA has partnered with Great Wall Motors Company “to co-develop the first all-electric vehicle for worldwide development and distribution.” The companies intend to make it the most affordable commercially available EV. Pretty ambitious goal. CODA and Great Wall Motors announced that they had a … [continued]
As more electric vehicles crowd into the market, one startup is looking to stand out with an onboard water-making system.
Move over, lithium-ion. A start-up company in northwestern Montana reports that it has solved the rechargeable problem that has dogged zinc-air battery development and will soon be in competition with the dominant lithium-ion technology. Ron Brost, CTO and CEO of ZAF Energy Systems, reports his research team has developed a zinc-air prototype that … [continued]
I recently had the opportunity to chat with the CFO and President of Zinc Air Inc., Craig Wilkins, as well as one of the company’s advisors, Greg Hayes. It was a very interesting discussion and it looks like Zinc Air Inc. has what could be a very promising grid storage technology, and … [continued]
