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Coda Automotive (California)


Coda

Car price: $40,000
Notable: The company said it has raised more than $200 million for its conventional-looking electric sedan powered by lithium-ion batteries. The company will ship nearly finished cars from a plant in China to a final assembly plant in Benecia, Calif. It is taking orders on its website but hasn't delivered any cars yet.


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Tesla Motors (California)

Tesla Motors - Model S
Model S

Car price: $109,000
Notable: The publicly traded company has been selling the electric-powered Tesla Roadster for three years. It reportedly stopped taking orders in August. It is currently taking orders for a four-door sedan model and sells electric powertrain components to other carmakers, including Toyota and Daimler.

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Wheego (Atlanta)

Wheego - LiFe
LiFe

Car price: $33,000 ($2,000 extra for AC)
Notable: The Wheego LiFe joins the ranks of all-electric cars. The two-seater Wheego is made mostly in China and has a range of around 100 miles.

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Fisker (California)

Fisker - Karma
Karma

Car price: $95,000 (base model)
Notable: Founded in 2007, Fisker makes its hybrid Karma vehicles in Finland at Valmet Automotive. It delivered its first car in July.

Fisker - Karma interior

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Koenigsegg (Sweden)

Koenigsegg - Agera
Agera [Photo: James Lipman]

Car price: $545,000
Notable: Koenigsegg, which sold its first car in 2002, sells its mid-engine CCX model in the U.S. The car has an 806-horsepower engine with a top speed of more than 245 mph.

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V-Vehicle/Next Autoworks (California)

V-Vehicle/Next Autoworks
Next Autoworks space frame

Car price: N/A
Notable: The company — reportedly backed by investment firm Kleiner Perkins, Google Ventures and billionaire T. Boone Pickens — had to backtrack after the U.S. Department of Energy refused to loan it $320 million for its "environmentally friendly" vehicle. The company adopted a new name last year, Next Autoworks, and hired a new CEO.

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