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Electric vehicle company partners with Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Santa Monica-based CODA Automotive has joined the Institute's Corporate Partners Program.

CODA is working to reduce dependence on oil and is leading the way to a cleaner future through multi-use advanced battery systems for its all-electric car, other electric vehicle manufacturers and a range of utility applications. CODA is working in a smart, interdependent way with leading global technology and manufacturing companies to quickly and efficiently bring electric power battery technology to market.

The CODA Sedan is a four-door, five-passenger sedan with a full-size trunk that is designed to meet American drivers' daily transportation needs without using an ounce of gasoline.

The Corporate Partners Program is a new model for collaboration and communication on environment and sustainability issues, fostering relationships between public and private organizations and UCLA faculty, researchers and students. The program explores the latest business opportunities in environment and sustainability, corporate environmental performance, successful eco-marketing strategy and promotion of companies’ environmental initiatives.

UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Published: Thursday, March 31, 2011

Testimonials

“When, as a business owner you are given an opportunity to associate yourself or to partner with such an organization like the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, you don’t think twice—it’s an honor to have our names mentioned together. My staff and I learn through their lecture series and corporate boot camp and we hope to contribute to the diversity by sharing our real world experiences.”

Loren Witkin, Principal, Citadel Environmental Services, Inc.

New working relationships like this, between business and the University, are essential to creating an economy that reduces carbon emissions and increases jobs.”

Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board

“Our attorneys constantly strive to stay on the cutting-edge of environmental issues impacting our clients, so the firm’s new partnership with UCLA was a natural fit as we continue to provide clients with sophisticated legal and business counsel on a range of environmental matters. We are honored to be joining such an esteemed network of academics and companies globally-recognized for promoting green innovation, and we look forward to working together to stay at the forefront of the latest environmental research and technological advances.”

Craig A. Moyer, Chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

"Vertum Partners is an early phase, small business start-up. The partnership was established after recognizing that the atmospheric modeling capabilities of the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability's regional climate group could be disseminated to the renewable energy business community through the combined expertise of our three founders. We hope to continue to learn from the research being conducted and the researchers themselves at the Institute of the Environment and UCLA as a whole."

Cameron Whiteman, Managing Partner, All Vertum Partners