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Coda Automotive (formerly Miles Automotive Group)

Discussion in 'Electric Vehicles' started by Tesla2Go, Jan 28, 2007.

  1. rtz

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    If anyone reading this knows any info on the Lear charger used in the Codas or the CAN Bus to control the charger; send all you know over to: [email protected] So that these chargers can be made use of.

    See here if you want to hack on the CAN Bus(check the sites messageboard too): http://store.evtv.me/proddetail.php?prod=Codaux

    Apparently the same charger is used in some other cars.
     
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    ^^^
    I might. I met someone in the Bay Area who used to work at Coda on the powertrain side. I think he's semi-active in the Bay Area EV community. I might even bump into him this weekend.

    When I first met him, I was w/some other EV folks and there was some discussion of CAN bus on the Coda.
     
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    I got a Google alert for coda today for this Local news from Rock Hill, SC | The Herald.

    If the link doesn't work right, go to
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    http://www.heraldonline.com/2014/11/10/6513647/colorados-first-all-electric-car.html?sp=/100/773/385/
    
    Since the article is about eThos Car Share, I just had to LOL at what eThos Car Share proclaims!
    Huh?
     
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    Doubly bizarre is that they put a photo alongside that piece of text.... of the front quarter of a Model S!
     
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    TEG Teslafanatic

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    EThos Electric Car Share
    Colorado’s First All-Electric Car Share Service Launches in Colorado | EV News ReportEV News Report
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  6. cwerdna

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    Also, I just realized that PR piece at DENVER: Colorados First All-Electric Car Share Service Launches in Colorado | Business Wire | Rock Hill Herald Online says
    Really? I don't think that's right either.

    AFAIK, the US DriveNow fleet (DriveNow) was all-electric for a time, if isn't still. Their cars were solely BMW ActiveE's and they were supposed to add some i3's in the fleet (not sure if they'd add the BEV or REx versions).
     
  7. ggr

    ggr Expert in Dunning-Kruger Effect!

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    Car2Go has a number of disjoint markets, but some (eg. San Diego) are all-electric, using Electric Smarts. They've been going at least three years.
     
  8. rolosrevenge

    rolosrevenge Dr. EVS

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    But at least the Codas will be put to good use for the rest of their lives.
     
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    Some more details at http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/20/mullen-700e-la-2014/.

    I definitely don't like how they're stretching the truth here. They're calling the original 88 mile on the EPA test 31 kWh car a "125 mile car". :rolleyes:

    It's just like the "100 mile" Leaf BS that really set people up for disappointment. NOBODY at http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=11201 thought that's the right value to tell potential Leaf buyers. That kind of BS was going on at dealers and auto shows for a long time: http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=13264.
     
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    Former GM exec Murtaugh hired as CEO of Chinese automaker Qoros
     
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    UQM Technologies Reports $1.4 Million Loss In Fourth Quarter mentions:
     
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    Well, they're dead now. The first URL now leads to The Website of Tim Prior. The 2nd link is 404.

    I did stumble across The eThos ethos stating the service died in 2016.
    I was looking at CODA Energy and Our Latest Projects | CODA Energy and noticed their install dates were all in 2014.

    I then found Is the Third Time a Charm for Coda’s Energy Storage Business? which states in 2016:
    Somehow, I'm not too surprised. Seems like anything that sprang out of Miles Electric Vehicles, Coda, et al has had execution problems.
     
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    This thread is older than dirt by a day... A true classic.

    Just wondering, has anyone on here ever seen a Coda in the wild?
     
  15. TEG

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    Yes, I had seen a few over the years. Mostly at EV events, and I did visit a CODA dealer back when they were open nearby.
     
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    I kind of want one, because I have a soft spot for horrible cars.
     
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    Other than at EVents, I'm pretty sure I saw one on the road and I definitely saw another one parked. Both of these are years ago.

    Otherwise, sightings are extremely rare. Heck, I see those battering ram of death old GM two-mode hybrids (e.g. Tahoe Hybrid) more often than Codas.
     
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    If you are in San Diego area, I still have mine since day one. Full charge is 115 miles now, if you don’t go over 60mph and don’t use AC. When it was new I would get 125 miles per charge. Has over 70k miles and my kids use it now. Maintenance is tires and wipers.
     
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    Really awesome to hear from an actual Coda owner. I would rock one of these just for the curiosity factor.
     

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