2011 LA Auto Show: Coda

Here was a big surprise at this year's show: Coda.  What is Coda you ask?  It's a start up electric car company and the surprise was the fact that they has secured an exhibit area in the main halls of the LA Auto Show next to main stream brands.  Usually, smaller companies lack the capital to spend on a full fledged display and are usually relegated to the basement area next to the car wax vendors.

Coda offers full plug-in electric compact sedans with around a 100 mile range.  Which sounds competitive, as does the pricing. They obviously have significant funding to promote their brand aggressively.  Unfortunately, the car itself looks like a ten year old Korean car and is actually built in China.  Hmmm...