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11 MPG?! – Revisited

Jan 4, 2012

“When I put my foot into it I want it to go… I don’t care if it gets 1mpg.” This is an actual quote from an active duty officer regarding his patrol car. This sentiment is certainly understandable, as life and death often depends on the performance of an officer’s vehicle in the tight situations that, unfortunately, they often find themselves in. We need to do a bet...

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I Couldn't Have Said It Better Myself...

Mar 25, 2010

From the auto review Web site "Good Car Bad Car": "Fuel economy [for Carbon's E7], therefore, could be more in line with that of the BMW 335d, a car which weighs in at 3,825 pounds, is capable of 0-60mph in 6 seconds, and is rated by the EPA as a 27mpg vehicle. 23 miles per gallon in the city and 36 miles per gallon on the highway for the 3,825-pound BMW could transl...

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Carbon Motors in Washington DC 23-24 March 2010

Mar 17, 2010

Carbon Motors will be making its 48th stop on the "Pure Justice Tour at GovSec":http://www.carbonmotors.com/pure-justice-tour#Washington: 23 - 24 March 2010 10:00am - 4:00pm Walter E Washington Convention Center Booth Number 300 801 Mount Vernon Place NW Washington, DC 20001 The GovSec/U.S. Law Expo is FREE for government, government contractors and milita...

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Word on the Street

proActive - Lotus Engineering's Newsletter - Interviews Carbon's Trevor Rudderham

Trevor Rudderham had amassed plenty of experience in product engineering and planning in a large OEM. But a few years ago, he found himself attracted to a much smaller start–up with a very clear mission: to create a viable purpose-built law enforcement patrol car. Car...

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Prices Fuel Patrol Change

Jose Pagliery examines the way fuel costs alter the way police in Georgia operate. This article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution highlights law enforcement’s need to change patrol habits while still b...

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Police Taking Steps to Save Gas

Kevin Johnson describes for USA Today the difficulties law enforcement agencies have coping with rising fuel costs. But are we jeopardizing public safety by reducing patrol time, increasing foot beats and reassigning officers from vehicles to bicycles? Read this

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