http://www.thecarconnection.com/ Wed, 01 May 2013 14:30:00 +0000 http://static.hgmsites.net/site-icons/site-logo_40070_s.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/ en http://www.thecarconnection.com/rss http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1083868_electric-car-company-coda-files-for-bankruptcy http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1083868_electric-car-company-coda-files-for-bankruptcy Well, that was fast: roughly one year after it first began delivering all-electric sedans to American consumers, electric-car startup Coda Automotive has filed for bankruptcy. The bulk of the company's website has been disabled. On the front page, we find only a press release, which states that Coda Automotive has filed for Chapter 11 protection...]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 14:30:00 +0000 http://www.thecarconnection.com/cars/coda_sedan http://www.thecarconnection.com/cars/coda_sedan The Coda Sedan went on sale in March 2012, but its future--and the future of Coda Automotive, its manufacturer--appears to be in doubt as 2013 dawns. Reports suggest that no more than 100 Coda Sedans were sold over the nine months of 2012 the car was on sale. In January 2013, Coda Automotive announced its second round of layoffs within four weeks...]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:30:00 +0000 http://www.thecarconnection.com/overview/coda_sedan_2012 http://www.thecarconnection.com/overview/coda_sedan_2012 Among startup electric-car makers, Coda is probably the least-well known. Its 2012 Coda Sedan is now on the market, in California only, and it offers a blend of virtues and drawbacks for the dedicated plug-in car buyer. The Coda Sedan is an all-electric four-door sedan that blends a Chinese-manufactured body with a lithium-ion battery...]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:30:00 +0000