Carbon Blog

The Real Deal.

Nov 15, 2009

In the last few days I have been asked to comment on the announcements by two of Detroit’s legacy retail automakers regarding their ‘new police car entrants’. First and foremost, we welcome and applaud each and every effort that will help better protect our neighborhoods and improve the safety of our 840,000 brave women and men who put a badge a law enforcement unif...

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The Carbon Council at Work!

Nov 5, 2009

The look and feel of Carbon’s E7 really began taking shape in the summer of 2007. The design team at Carbon Motors worked feverishly on refining the vehicle’s exterior appearance and subsequently moved to cockpit layout and interior ergonomics. It was during this time that the Carbon Council swung into action for their first hands-on experience in purpose-built design...

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11 MPG. You Are Kidding, Right?

Oct 12, 2009

As you know, our motto has been “Designed by Law Enforcement, For Law Enforcement” and with our announcement of calling Connersville, Indiana home we’ll add “Built by Americans for Americans!” Well, the “Designed by Law Enforcement” bit has very much to do with the over 3,500 Carbon Council members from all 50 US States that have volunteered their time, their opinion...

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Returning to Our Roots

Sep 16, 2009

Most people are probably unaware that Carbon Motors was originally founded in Los Angeles, California. For the first couple of years, the Carbon team conducted its market research from a small office in Westwood, where the list of now over 100 requirements for law enforcement vehicles began to take shape. Many of the details surrounding vehicle design, the corporate...

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Why We Do This

Sep 17, 2009

I found myself chatting with a young lady during our Pure Justice Tour stop in Phoenix, Arizona yesterday and I am compelled to relay the story to each of you. Her name is Sherry and she shared with me how she became involved in law enforcement – it was through her younger brother, Rob. Sherry was already ten years old when Rob was born and she remembered playing ...

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