Coda (electric car)

Coda
Overview
Manufacturer	Coda Automotive
Also called	Hafei Saibao EV
Production	2012-2013
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door sedan
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel drive
Related	Hafei Saibao
Powertrain
Electric motor	100 kW (130 hp), 300 N·m (220 ft·lb)
Transmission	Single speed gear reduction
Battery	31 kW·h Lifepo4 battery
Range	88 mi (142 km) (EPA) up to 125 mi (201 km) (Coda)
Dimensions
Length	176.4 in (4,480.6 mm)
Width	67.2 in (1,706.9 mm)
Height	58 in (1,473.2 mm)
Curb weight	1,660 kg (3,670 lb)

The Coda is a four-door, four passenger electric car once manufactured by Coda Automotive. After being re-scheduled several times, deliveries to retail customers in the United States began in March 2012. The car was sold exclusively in California and only 117 units were delivered by April 2013.

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Coda's 31 kWh lithium ion iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery system delivers a range of 88 mi (142 km). EPA's rated the Coda's combined fuel economy at 73 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent (3.2 L/100 km).

The Coda adapted the body of the existing Hafei Saibao III, modifying the front and rear fascias. This variant is produced by Hafei and sold in China as the Saibao Electric Motor Car or Hafei Saibao EV.

Coda Automotive re-engineered an existing gasoline-powered vehicle, the Hafei Saibao, in order to reduce the cost of building the Coda electric car from the ground-up. The car was designed by Pininfarina and unveiled at the 2004 Beijing Auto Show. The base Saibao chassis is based on the late-1990s Mitsubishi Lancer. Coda engineers modified the design to improve safety and successfully completed two of the tests necessary to gain Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards certification in the second quarter of 2009; the full frontal impact test at 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) and the 40% offset test at 45 miles per hour (72 km/h).

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