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Carbon Motors Teams Up with Top Suppliers and Advisors
Homeland Security Company Nominates New Key Supplier to Growing Team of World-Class Firms Working Hard to Put Americans Back to Work
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. — Following last week’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Energy that Carbon Motors Corporation’s loan application was deemed substantially complete under the provisions of Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the Company announced today that it has designated Autoliv ASP, Inc. as a preferred supplier for certain key systems relative to its Carbon E7, the world’s first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle.
“The ability of Carbon Mo...
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Carbon Motors Shifts Into High Gear
Clears First Major Milestone in U.S. Department of Energy Loan Approval Process
ENGAGES ARCHITECTS ON REDEVELOPMENT OF BROWNFIELD SITE.
RECRUITS SEASONED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND POWERTRAIN EXECUTIVE.
CONNERSVILLE, IN — Today, on the heels of the City of Connersville taking legal possession of the site that is to become the Carbon Campus, Carbon Motors Corporation was officially advised by the U.S. Department of Energy that its application has been deemed Substantially Complete, clearing the first major hurdle in the process of obtaining a $310 million loan under the prov...
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City Takes Ownership of Vacant Visteon Plant
Another major milestone is achieved today with the City of Connersville’s official acquisition of the former Visteon plant, the future site where Carbon Motors will house the entirety of its operation. Read the full article here.
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Attorney General: Connersville Cleanup Paves Way for New Manufacturer
IDEM Landfill Trust-Fund Surplus to Help City Remediate Ford-Visteon Site for Industrial Redevelopment
CONNERSVILLE, IN – The State of Indiana has acted to transfer $500,000 left over from the cleanup of a landfill that the City of Connersville can use to rehabilitate the former Ford-Visteon industrial site — the location where a new employer intends to open a large manufacturing facility that could create more than 1,000 jobs.
The move by the Indiana Attorney General’s Office and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to release remaining funds to city government marks the f...
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Fortune Small Business - What We'll Drive Next
What Robocop Would Drive
Jonathan Blum with Fortune Small Business followed Carbon’s story throughout 2009 as he explored what lies ahead for the future or automobiles and how the purpose-built ‘E7’ measures up. Read his article here or by viewing the PDF version below.
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!
William Santana Li Comments on Biden's Manufacturing Jobs Video
Yesterday the White House Middle Class Task Force met on the subject of “The Future of Manufacturing.” The Vice President headlined the gathering, releasing a White House report on the “enormous challenges” faced by manufacturers and announcing the White House’s support for increasing tax credits for qualifying “green” jobs related to the production of things like wind turbines, solar panels and batteries. Watch Vice President Biden’s video on manufacturing tax credits here.
I’ve worke...
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Future Cops
Discovery Channel Magazine Dives Deep with Carbon Motors
Daniel Weiss with Discovery Channel Magazine wrote this six-page article featuring Carbon Motors and the E7. From the Company’s genesis, to the vehicle’s feature content, to customer validation – read the full article in the PDF below.
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A Real Life Fantasy
Carbon Motors Featured in American Cop Magazine
Carbon Motors was approached by Suzi Huntington in Denver, Colorado, at the 116th Annual International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference and Exposition and presented the team with an advanced copy of the November/December edition of American Cop Magazine. The magazine featured an article about Carbon Motors written by Suzi, a retired police officer from San Diego Police Department. Suzi understands all too well the needs of law enforcement officers, as well as the needs of the admi...
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Carbon Motors E7 Answers the Call: Country First
Purpose-Built Carbon E7 Vehicle is Designed By Cops for Cops and Built By Americans for Americans in America
DENVER, CO — Today, Carbon Motors Corporation’s E7 purpose-built patrol vehicle makes its 42nd stop on its nationwide Pure Justice Tour at the 116th Annual International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference & Exposition in Denver, Colorado. The Carbon E7 has received overwhelming praise from law enforcement agencies at the local, state, and federal level represented by almost 300 agencies placing production slot reservations for over 11,000 vehicles.
“A retrofitted passenger vehicl...
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Police Chase
Carnegie Mellon Today tracks down two of its Alumni at Carbon Motors Corporation
This is a wonderfully written article about how two of Carnegie Mellon’s best and brightest came together to develop the world’s first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle. Read the entire article here.
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