2012 Coda Electric Car Price Slashed to $25,000 By Dealer

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2012 Coda Electric Car Price Slashed to $25,000 By Dealer

Coda of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara, California, has slashed the price of five new 2012 Coda electric sedans to $24,995. Buyers could also receive $10,000 in federal and state tax rebates.

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It could be a tactic by the dealership to generate some sales, since this particular dealership is not able to leverage by offering other makes/models. Offering a low price could drum up some interest at the very least. Still, my concern is the implication that they have to do any emissions testing at all on this BEV. "Emissions testing charge"? Really? Isn't that like testing emissions of a cell phone?

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I wonder rating the IIHS will give it. NHTSA's 'best case scenario' style tests are not thorough enough for me. Despite that, it actually appears to be a pretty solid entry.

Also, Coda has proved you actually can make an electric car that looks like a regular, everyday sedan. Insight, Prius, Leaf (looks more like a bug), that go-kart thing from Mitsubishi and the Volt had me thinking electric cars had to look like they dropped in from outer space.

This car's interior is perfectly simple and is the perfect example of how technology should be in cars. Solid knobs, large tactile buttons, bold label typeface. I do love my Volt, but touch buttons are usually a bad idea, ESPECIALLY in a situation that requires you to pay attention to things other than what button you just accidentally hit, the big screen on top of them and the big one on top of the steering column. I understand the movement of more technology into the car, but there needs to be more distinction between what is helpful and what's just flashy and going to remove hands from the wheel. The interfaces they put on these nav screens are also, from a human/usability/insurance rate standpoint, terribly designed in that the background colors and icons stand out rather than blending into themselves. We are only human, and we need the least amount of crap between our eyes/attention span and the windshield as possible. I'm not flying a Boeing 747 down the highway and I don't need to launch a missile from my steering wheel controls. Just a few solid buttons for basic controls and a bluetooth interface to my phone - the phone will handle the rest, including the handsfree voice commands. Note to self: don't pile $4,000 in electronics options onto the next vehicle purchase

This Coda looks like a good start though.