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UQM Technologies said it has signed a 10-year agreement to provide its proprietary electric powertrains to Coda Automotive for the electric car Coda has said it will bring to market next year.


Coda, an offshoot of low-speed EV supplier Miles Electric Vehicles, has developed a $45,000 (estimated) EV sedan with a range of 90-120 miles. The as-yet unnamed car (left) is based on a Chinese sedan but has been extensively reengineered to meet U.S. safety requirements and fit-and-finish expectations, the start-up automaker says.


The deal with UQM calls for the Colorado-based developer and manufacturer of electirc motors and controls  to supply up to 20,000 propulsion systems over the two-year period following the start of volume production - expected sometime late this year or early next. Coda has said it will begin sales - only in California at first - by the middle of 2010.


UQM's supply volume will increase as Coda begins marketing its cars out into other states.
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Tags: Coda, Plug-ins and Electric, Coda Automotive, Electric Vehicles, EV, UQM Technologies

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UQM to Supply Electric Motors, Controls for New Coda Automotive Electric Sedan was originally published by Green Car Advisor. Read the full story by clicking here.