CODA is the latest casualty in an electric vehicle market that has struggled to lure consumers who are skeptical of the short battery life, high price, and a lack of infrastructure that can require recharging stops of several hours on long trips.
Last month, Anaheim-based Fisker Automotive Inc. confirmed it had laid off about three-fourths of its headquarters workers as it struggles with financial and production problems. Fisker, which makes the $100,000 Karma plug-in hybrid sports car, missed a crucial production target for a half-billion-dollar public loan.
It has sold fewer than 2,000 Karmas, despite early projections of 11,000 sales per year, and it hasn’t produced any cars since its battery supplier filed for bankruptcy protection last year.
Tesla Motors Inc., based in Palo Alto, sells an electric car that starts at $62,400 after a federal tax credit and can go up to 230 miles on a full charge, with pricier versions that can go 300 miles. Tesla has sales or service locations in 19 states but owes the government for a $465 million federal loan.
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