Daily Drive: Coda EV files for bankruptcy

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Wednesday, May 01, 2013                  The Coda is a four-door, five-seat sedan powered by a 31-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion phosphate battery with up... Coda EV startup files for bankruptcy Electric-car startup Coda Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday after producing just 100 of its EV sedans, according to a report from Reuters. Coda filed with U.S. Bankruptcy court in Delaware, starting a process that will allow the company to...   Ram leads Chrysler to US April sales gains Strong sales of the Ram pickup and Dodge models helped Chrysler Group post an 11-percent increase in April sales, extending the automaker's streak of U.S. gains to 37 months. Car sales rose 5 percent and light-truck demand increased 14 percent, Chrysler said today. The company's sales were...   Grand-Am Series driver Christian Fittipaldi sits down for Autoweek video interview Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series driver Christian Fittipaldi was in Detroit promoting the upcoming May 31-June 1 race weekend on Belle Isle, and he stopped by the Autoweek office to talk with editor Wes Raynal. The race on Belle Isle is the next race on the Grand-Am schedule. Check out the...   2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid SEL review notes EDITOR WES RAYNAL: How many times have you heard 47/47/47? It’s Ford’s marketing’s way of telling you the C-Max Hybrid...   Autoweek how-to: T-5 manual transmission R&R part two We left off in part one of our Mustang transmission removal and replacement with the transmission on the ground, a fresh clutch in hand and a resurfaced flywheel for it to mate up to. Now let's finish ...   One Lap of the Web: Moonbuggies, the first car phone and a romp in the snow with an EVO We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars. Since there's more out there than we'd ever be able to cover, here's our daily digest of car stuff on the Web you may not otherwise have heard about. -- Obama named Charlotte,...   Bring a Trailer: 1975 Toyota Celica 2000 GT liftback Maybe the $1.155 million 1967 Toyota 2000GT offered at the Don Davis Collection auction was a bit spendy for you, but you're still dying to put some vintage Japanese sheetmetal in your garage. If so, Bring a Trailer has ...   Fans remember F1 legend Ayrton Senna On this day 19 years ago, Formula One star Ayrton Senna was killed in a racing accident. Although his death was almost two decades ago, people still remember and honor the famed driver. On the anniversary of his death, many fans took to Twitter ...   Teams set with Indy 500 around the corner Today is May 1, a symbolic day in IndyCar racing. It means the first Indianapolis 500 practice is 10 days away at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Currently, there are 31 car-and-driver combinations confirmed with four former winners and four...   NASCAR places Nelson Piquet Jr., Brian Scott on probation, crew members fined after Nationwide incident NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Nelson Piquet Jr. and Brian Scott, who were involved in a post-race altercation following the race at Richmond on April 26, and two Richard Childress Racing crew members were fined and placed on probation as a result of their involvement in separate post-race... 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So Gordon went to his Hendrick Motorsports staff for information about his car.They said Gordon reached 214 mph.“I didn't realize we were going that fast,...   Pippa Mann confirmed for Indianapolis 500 with Dale Coyne Racing Izod IndyCar Series team Dale Coyne Racing on Tuesday confirmed that Pippa Mann will drive for the team in this year's Indianapolis 500. The 29-year-old joins fellow Briton Justin Wilson and Brazil's Ana Beatriz to complete three Honda-powered entries for the team into the 97th running of the Indy... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the Autoweek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other Autoweek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add Autoweek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.