automotive battery 1 founded 2009 2 headquarters los angeles california 1 key people philip murtaugh ceo ashoka achuthan cfo steven mac heller executive chairman products coda car 1 lithium iron batteries parent coda holdings 2 website coda automotive coda energy coda automotive inc. is a privately held american company headquartered in los angeles california that designs semi manufactures lithium iron phosphate lifepo4 battery systems built for automotive and power storage utility applications . the company initially sold electric cars . 1 miles automotive partnered with hafei and qingyuan electric vehicle to establish coda automotive as an affiliate company . 3 4 the name coda comes from the musical term for the concluding passage of a piece of music . coda automotive has said that it chose the name because its electric vehicle technology represents an end for combustion engine vehicles and the start of the electric vehicle era . 5 in june 2009 coda announced the creation and funding of lio energy systems 6 a global joint venture with lishen power battery . lio energy systems was formed with the purpose of designing manufacturing and selling battery systems for electric vehicles and utility applications . lio energy systems will supply battery systems to coda automotive for use in the all electric coda to other automotive oems globally and to renewable energy producers utilities and other power storage customers . lio energy systems was later renamed coda energy . 7 coda s sole vehicle offering was the coda all electric sedan a four door five passenger electric car powered by a battery pack that delivered a united states environmental protection agency rated range of 88 mi 142 km the longest among its class although considerably less than the tesla roadster and tesla model s. 8 the electric car was released in march 2012 9 and initially was available only in california . 10 11 after low initial sales of the coda car coda automotive terminated 15 % of its workforce 12 and entered a period of financial difficulty . 13 14 as of may 2013 coda was seeking bankruptcy protection . 15 by may 2016 exergonix inc. acquired all assets of the company . 16 contents 1 corporate strategy and partners 2 models and products 2.1 coda all electric car 3 battery production and distribution joint venture 4 financial history and investors 4.1 bankruptcy and legal issues 5 awards 6 references 7 external links corporate strategy and partners edit coda employees in santa monica ca coda automotive s goal is to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and renewable energy technology globally . to this end coda has focused on improving performance safety reducing cost and commercializing production of battery systems built for automotive applications which it views as the chief enabling technology for all electric cars . to reduce the cost of building its vehicles coda controls all core design and engineering work internally while partnering with established automotive manufacturers and suppliers around the world . coda s supply chain partners include borgwarner uqm technologies energycs continental automotive systems porsche design studios delphi celgard novolyte technologies omitec lear hella hafei and lishen . in total coda has more than thirty suppliers and partners on four continents . 17 in march 2012 chinese car maker great wall motors formed a joint venture with coda . 18 models and products edit coda made its consumer auto show debut at the la auto show november 19 28 2010 . 19 as part of an ongoing commitment to educate consumers about sustainability and green energy technology coda will host a series of educational seminars throughout the show ultimately reaching more than 600 students . like its business model and car coda s booth was a break from tradition and was designed to showcase the company s brand identity . zen meets tech is the overarching aesthetic theme . the booth was constructed largely out of eco friendly materials . the walls are constructed from salvaged picklewood that was collected from various sites in north america . the floor is made from recycled rubber the graphics are printed on recycled papers with eco friendly inks and live plants have been incorporated . a central element of the booth is the commitment wall which visitors will populate with their thoughts on sustainability the environment and green technology . a large media wall showcased a variety of videos about coda its employees and the benefits of electric vehicles . coda all electric car edit main article coda electric car coda s first car is an all electric four door five passenger battery electric vehicle bev the coda sedan . the car is powered by a 31 kwh lithium ion iron phosphate lifepo4 battery pack that is substantially larger than that of other vehicles in its class . 20 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 the longest among its class . epa s rated the coda s combined fuel economy at 73 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent 3.2 l 100 km . 8 21 the car is backed by a 3 year 36 000 mile limited warranty 22 and the battery system is backed by a 10 year 100 000 mile limited warranty . 23 coda announced that net price will be us 37 250 before any electric vehicle federal tax credit and other state and local incentives that are available in the u.s. 23 initial deliveries of the vehicle were planned for december 2010 but were pushed back to the second half of 2011 as coda decided to have more time available to ensure the quality of the car 24 and later were again re scheduled for late 2011 . 10 the latest market launch was slated for february 2012 25 but the first deliveries to retail customers in the united states took place in march 2012 . 9 initially the electric car is available only in california . 10 battery production and distribution joint venture edit coda has a global joint venture with lishen power battery a global battery cell supplier to samsung motorola and apple for the design manufacture and sale of battery systems called lio energy systems . the name was selected because lio is the reverse spelling of oil . together coda and lishen developed a lithium iron phosphate battery cell for transportation and utility applications which includes renewable energy wind and solar power storage . 26 lio energy systems currently operates a manufacturing facility in tianjin and plans to build a u.s. facility in columbus ohio . 27 initially the coda will be the primary recipient of the battery systems produced by lio . lio s production capacity will total 1.4 billion amp hours in tianjin china at full scale . with the completion of the ohio plant total capacity will reach two billion ah 6.3 million kwh of energy storage . 28 in may 2010 u.s. secretary of commerce gary locke visited the lio energy systems facility in tianjin as part of the obama administration s first cabinet level trade mission to china . commenting on the visit locke said international green technology partnerships can produce rapid job growth back home and deliver energy solutions abroad and coda s venture proves it . 28 financial history and investors edit former coda logo kevin czinger and miles rubin founded coda in 2009 . early funding raised us 125 million . 29 on january 6 2011 coda announced the first close of a us 76 million series d investment round bringing the company s total invested capital to more than us 200 million . 30 lio energy systems coda s joint venture with lishen is funded by a us 100 million equity investment by the partners and as such entered into cooperation agreements for up to us 327 million of long term credit . . 31 notable investors include equity firms harbinger capital partners 29 piper jaffray 29 riverstone holdings 29 and personal investors henry hank paulson 29 john bryson 29 klaus tschira 29 les wexner 29 mack mclarty 29 miles rubin 29 steven mac heller 29 and tom steyer . 29 bankruptcy and legal issues edit after selling approximately 100 coda cars in california coda filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on may 1 2013 . 32 coda holdings stated that it expects to emerge from the bankruptcy process to focus solely on its subsidiary coda energy and thus abandon car manufacturing . 15 33 shortly after the bankruptcy announcement former employee tony bulchak filed a class action lawsuit against the automaker alleging that coda laid off 125 workers in december 14 2012 without giving them a 60 day notice . 34 awards edit lung disease advocacy group breathe california named coda a clean air award winner in the technology development category on april 19 2010 . 35 silicon valley networking organization alwayson selected coda as one of the top privately held companies focused on green technology in its goinggreen 100 list for 2010 . 36 references edit a b c d coda holdings celebrates global headquarters grand opening ceremonies 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