Coda Automotive
The Miles Automotive Group is a company founded by Miles Rubin in 2004 company with headquarters in Santa Monica, California, USA. The company's goal is the development and sale of electric vehicles. The company maintains the vehicle brand Miles for small cars and commercial vehicles as well as for Coda sedans. All vehicles offered by the Mile Automotive Group are in the People's Republic of China by the Tianjin - Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd.. produced. Good Clean Tech gave the Miles Automotive Group, the Electric Car Company of 2007 Award.
In the United States, the Miles Automotive Group was the first automotive supplier that drew its vehicles from the People's Republic of China. When the sales began, the Department of Transportation of the United States, the pollution control authority of California and the National Security Agency, the company took in front of the highway traffic and tested the vehicles. These were the first world until then crash - tested NEVs. All models offered for sale in accordance with the DOT / NHTSA Federal Standard 500 The maximum speed of the vehicles are restricted according to a top speed of 25 mph.
Model Overview
Miles ZX40 and Xinfu Happy Messenger
The Miles ZX40 was the first of Miles sold car model. The basis for the vehicle, the Japanese Daihatsu Move. For use in-house 48 -volt electric motors AC motors brand come ( alternating current ), whose power was 4.2 kW is using a 150 Ah battery. Within six hours, the battery can be charged using the built-in 110 -volt 20 - amp amplifier. The maximum range is 64 kilometers. The vehicle is available as two- and four-seater as a variant. 2008, the ZX40 was removed from the model and replace it with the ZX40 ZX40 S and S Advanced Design models. In China, the ZX40 was marketed as Xinfu Happy Messenger.
Miles ZX40 ST Work Truck
The Miles ZX 40 ST work truck is a commercial vehicle with a loading space and made his debut on the FedFleet '07 in Orlando. He came as the second model of the brand on the market and had a storage that allows the ZX ST 40 has a maximum range of 50 to 60 miles under full load. Optionally, there is also air conditioning.
Miles ZX40 S and Xinfu Happy Messenger
The second generation of the ZX40 was established in 1998 as Miles ZX40 S and now has a 72 volt electric motor. With this, the maximum range has been increased to 50 to 60 miles. The more powerful engines ZX40 S Advanced Design, has just a range of 40 to 50 miles. The maximum speed of the model in most U.S. states must be electronically limited to 25 mph, the ZX40 S in Washington State as a medium -speed electric vehicle may not classified, even reach a top speed of 35 mph. In some states, the ZX40 S is sold on the basis of different legal rules with other headlights, with seat belts and airbags. In mainland China, however, does not have this safety equipment for the offered there Xinfu Happy Messenger.
Miles OR70 and Xinfu Shinzhe and FAW Jiaxing
The Miles OR70 is based on the ZX40 S and is not officially sold in the United States since the model has no speed limit. Therefore, the model does not receive DOT approval and must therefore not be driven on public roads in the United States. Only one of these statutory provisions exempt authority is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which uses the OR70 since 2008 at their universities. On the Chinese home market, where the OR70 is produced, the model is distributed as Xinfu Shinzhe. In the export version for other markets, however, the model is named FAW Jiangxing.
Miles XS500
The Miles XS500 should be the first midsize sedan for the brand and come on the market in 2010. The basis for the XS500, the Saibao III of the Chinese manufacturer Harbin Hafei Automobile is, in turn, is derived from a Mitsubishi Lancer from the 1990 's. On the basis of the non- published XS500 the Coda Sedan has been developed which is available since mid-March 2012. As a manufacturer, the company now serves Coda Automotive, which also is owned by Miles Rubin.