CODA Says It Plans to Sell Battery-Electric Sedans in Hawaii Beginning in Fall 2011
By Scott Doggett September 2, 2010
CODA Automotive, maker of the soon-to-be-released CODA Sedan, will sell the battery-electric vehicle to Hawaii residents and fleet operators starting next year, following up Nissan's plans to do the same with its battery-electric Leaf.
CODA will make its plug-in electric vehicle available in Hawaii starting in the third quarter of 2011, the company said in a statement today. The company is expected to begin delivery of its Sedan to parts of the continental U.S. later this year.
Nissan plans to sell the Leaf in Hawaii starting in January. BEVs are part of Hawaii's efforts to have so-called clean energy provide 70 percent of its power by 2030. The state offers a $4,500 state tax credit towards the purchase of an electric vehicle and a $500 state tax credit towards the purchase and installation of a home charging station.
The company claims its 33.8 kilowatt-hour battery system will set it apart from the competition by enabling consumers to travel a dependable 90 to 120 miles in real world driving on a single charge, no matter what season.
The automaker hopes to deliver as many as 14,000 all-electric cars within its first year of production. The cars will come with a roughly $40,000 price tag - about 25 percent more than the $32,780 price tag Nissan put on its all-electric Leaf last month - before factoring in the $7,500 federal tax credit and other incentives offered for a limited time to Americans who buy a plug-in electric car.
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