U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker Coda announced on Wednesday that it would begin selling cars in the U.S. market during the second half of this year.
According to Coda CEO Phil Murtaugh, the electric vehicles were jointly developed by Coda and its Chinese partners, battery maker Tianjin Lishen and Hafei (which is controlled by state-owned China Changan Automobile).
The Coda EV, which is assembled by Hafei, can run up to 200 km on a full charge. The car takes six hours to be fully charged and can be plugged into a 220-volt home outlet.
Due to China's robust growth in auto sales in recent years, Phil Murtaugh said that electric vehicles in China would also see a similar sales jump.
China remains the world's largest auto market after car sales in the country reached more than 18 million last year.
