I Found A Brand New Unsold Coda Electric Car From 10 Years Ago Still On The Lot! 

Cue Harrison Ford yelling… “THIS BELONGS IN A MUSEUM”

You had better get Tom to review that charging cable 😂

Worked on the Coda launch in Harbin,China. It was built from a Mitsubishi Gallant past model that had been sold to China. We were able to drive one on the factory grounds but the fit and finish was so bad that all of the cars shipped to the states were quarantined and rebuilt for fit and finish. I believe there were a lot of software problems.

Waiting on the 70 mph range test Kyle

I worked for Coda Automotive 2007 - 2009, (used to be called Miles Electric Vehicles, owner was Miles Rubin) Our LA office was across the street from Santa Monica airport 😂 The memories.. So happy to see this car Kyle!

A couple months ago I saw a Coda charging at a public Level 2 charger in Fairfax CA.

What a find! A real brand new old stock Coda EV is almost like Indiana Jones finding the Ark of the Covenant. Can't wait to hear what happens next.

That's exciting! If I worked at this dealer, I'd be 100% into the weeds trying to find everything about that car lol. I do that at my own dealer periodically as it is :P

I remember that Coda dealership. I visited it in late 2012 or early 2013, and talked to the salesman for quite a while. [He said he was saving up to buy a '73 Alfa GTV, so I knew he was a real car guy.] They had one Coda in the showroom and 4 more in the parking lot in the back, probably exactly where that car is. Interesting fact: Coda hired Aerospace Corporation to evaluate the battery pack during the cars development. Sadly, the report that Aerospace generated is not available to the public. The car was based on a JDM Mitsubishi, built under license in China. I'm not sure who made the motor and controller, might have been Azure Dynamics (RIP). With our 2023 sensibilities, the car seems grossly overpriced, but what was its competition in 2012? I liked the car, but it didn't make any sense for me. I thanked the salesman and left. A few months later they phoned me and asked if I'd be interested in a new Coda for $25,000. I wasn't. That must have been their going out of business sale.

My dad and I test drove a Coda. From what I remember, a test drive was done by appointment only. You showed up and got the dog and pony show of why you should buy a Coda. Then you were taken on a predetermined route of less than 2 miles. The fit and finish was pretty bad, lots of creaks and rattles. The drive quality wasn't any better, loud and not comfortable at all. I don't recall it being all that quick either.

Wild, that’s the dealership I got my 2005 Passat from and then got my ‘18 Bolt EV next door at DGDG Chevrolet. Welcome to the Bay Area Kyle.

A better looking EV than any current model out there. And the dash, without a computer screen glaring in your face is nice.

@Kyle Yay! they found the keys, you need to please go back and check it out once again, it is going to be so Fun

I'll be honest - I saw a Coda youtube video in my feed and opened it not even thinking it would be someone other than Robert.

I remember that my employer was bidding for some wiring for these cars back in the 2008-9 timeframe, but didn’t think this car actually came to fruition. Cool to see one! Almost predates the Model S/Leaf/Miev, and this example appears they were ready for high volume production - sort of. Hope you are able to make it move.

When I lived in LA, they were running the test mules around the Mulholland area, I think I have a couple photos of them with testing equipment on them.

In the movie "The Other Guys", it was a Toyota Prius, but I think "Dirty Mike and the Boys" had some fun in this car too lol

It would of been cool if it was one of those first GM electric cars from the 90s, I would be interested to know if any survived the mass recall and crushing of them, they were way ahead of their time

wow what a find and share - Robert from Underdone/Ageing Wheels has 4 of these and boy they have design issues

Hey, I know a guy with three of those!

I used to see a few of these when I was leasing my Smart EV and working in Santa Monica, CA. Not many of them but they were charging at the Santa Monica Civic Center with myself and everyone else that had an EV at the time. Really cool to see how far it's come for sure. My Smart EV went 68 miles or so on its Leer battery pack! Fun fact, the battery pack was a separate lease from the Smart EV. Literally got two separate bills every month.

This was fun. Nice timing, too. I'm also about to switch the key on to test the 12 V system on one of my Ranger EVs for the first time soon... after who knows how many years. Good luck with the title! It will be fun to see a Coda driving around Colorado.

Wow Kyle so cool can’t wait for part two

This is a great video! Thanks man I’ve been listening to you for years, including all the podcast with the four of you and I just want to say it’s all I listen to the four of you and I geek out every down EV’s if you’re ever in San Diego, and would like to get a cup of coffee I’m active duty in the U.S. Navy and has been serving for almost 20 years now. I installed my own solar system, and I’m generating all green energy. Keep up the great work man if you ever need a helping hand, let me know take care.

Most interesting video in quite some time. Like finding a mummy in a pyramid that everyone thought had been fully explored!

Excited they found the keys.

Can’t wait to see more of this

I still think about and laugh about the Coda. It's such a janky hack, their sales method was pretty funny, really trying to sell a car which looked like it was from the 1990s at the same time the Tesla model S was available.

I love a good barn find!! Cool video, Kyle!

Looks like someone stole the radio! That's like half the value of the car gone...

I hope you get it! So much interesting things to see and do with this nice little car!

Wonderful stuff. I am pleased for you all.

Hopefully it can be saved. It would make a good auto museum piece. Gr8 vid as usual. 🚙 🇺🇸 🔌

I hope you get this. This will make some awesome content. Hopefully you guys restore it to mint new condition. This is definitely a show or museum piece.

That “leather” interior is 👌

The motor and controller w/out the cooling system sell for $4500+

What a find! EVs have come so far. I would never have purchased one, but if you can get it for cheap it would be fun to watch the clean-up and upgrades.

Crazy price for that car . One of your best videos yet!

What a rare find... Hope you can bring it back to life.

Brian Hall at Thunderstruck EV parted a bunch of these out. Maybe a good resource? Silicon Valley sure has a lot of EV history!

Hah, so cool, what a great find. Hope that works out that you can get it!

Coda versus Twizzy vehicle comparison. 😉 15:50

Wait, 73 MPGe? That thing is as inefficient as my Rivian? 😱 With a body that looks like the original Prius?

cool find! I had Coda's swag water bottle from LA Auto Show. people there were nice

That's crazy! I think I remember seeing one at the SF Car show that year ... and then I never heard about them again. -- I live pretty close to that dealership and I don't even remember it having Coda branding on it. That must of been insanely short lived ... like a week. lol

Man, give it to Aging Wheels. That guy could maybe do something with it.

I remember reading an article about the Coda back in the day; the best line was something about the car looking like someone had drawn it with crayon 😂

Why does it have a license plate?

Man that’s too cool.

Damn this is cool!

I personally love the anonymous looks of the Coda ....be a great daily driver for around town if.....you can get it to work. LOL

You should do a meet up in San Jose!

I was into this car when it was announced. There weren’t many options for EVs the.

“Thanks for the ef shack” - Dirty Mike & The Boys

Nice. A friend tried to buy one when they were available new, but they backed out due to the price.

Dirty Mike and the Boys may have had the first ever Electric Vehicle Soup Kitchen in this bad boy.

"soup kitchen" comes to mind....when you say "i wonder what happened in here"

did you buy it , it wil be a awesome video serie!

I sat in a brand new one of these at the Detroit Autoshow back in 2010 or 2011 (can't remember exactly)... it was a sad display stand, I felt bad for them.

Is this the closest Chevrolet Lacetti EV version? Looks very similar.

If you can manage to buy and title that thing, I think you should drive it to Missouri to visit Robert/Aging Wheels.

Get that evse over to Tom for a review. It could be part of his history of charging lineup, next to the original Mini charger

@snazzy Labs has a Coda , did a few videos on it

Dirty Mike and the boys got a hold of that thing

If you guys are still in the South Bay, you check out check Krung Thai. Best Thai food in San Jose.

I want those floor mats for my Rivian. :-P

But likely still better than a Yugo!

Freshly out of the 10 year battery pack warranty!

I would recommend contacting aging wheels and see if he wants it

Alex on autos had a nexo. We had coda dealer in ohio. Don’t forget a 2012 leaf was 36000 for 73 miles

Oh hey I bought my e-golf there lol

Kyle should dump the leaf and replace it with this. It'll be way more interesting content!

It’s good,WOW……👏🏽🥳👏🏽

Since they found the keys can you please document the first attempt to charge it and drive it

Welcome to the Bay area - electric car capital of the world.

The Wildest And Weirdest Chinese EVs From The 2023 Shanghai Auto Show Wheelsboy 97.3K subscribers s 2 days ago Kyle check this out.

@snazzylabs has one too!

I thought this was an Aging Wheels video lol.

Unless you can find an EV1 sitting in some barn that's about as close to a quirky retro EV as you're likely to find haha

Challenge; try to find an early electric truck made by Phoenix motors . If you do, please make a video of that.

As for the tax credit - the current tax credit requires that the vehicle manufacturer be registered with the IRS as a qualified manufacturer. If you had bought it last year before the IRA took effect, it absolutely should have qualified though!

like a kid in a candy store, lol

Isn't that a rebranded jetta or pessot?

I personally doubt main battery will even work.

A Mechanic's Lein should be available! Then they could sell it! a locksmith should be able to make a key for it!

Ageing Wheels has entered the chat...

In today's dollars, this cost $48,000+. For something that looks like a Suzuki economy car with no range. I can't see why this failed.

Search on that VIN and see what comes up.. heh.

Only in America this can happen, how can you "forget" a new car in a parking lot for 10y

It's worth at least $7500 if it qualifies for the tax credit :P

Robert. He has 3

Was the "behind the scenes charging company visit" the NU video that you posted already?

Don't tell @agingwheels there are more Coda's, he has two already...

That surely does not seem like a 37k car especially 10 years ago

Might be worth 1000 dollars at the most.

Chinese EV from 2012. I now drive a Polestar 2. They move very, very fast, don't they?

Cannonball...

If they sell this to you will they throw in the pants?

That thing looks nasty and not in a good way. The main battery would have to be stuffed, 10 years with no charge. I would not touch it myself, but an extremely interesting video, thank you for making it.

To bad it wasn't in a barn.