On this week’s show John McElroy goes one-on-one with the auto industry veteran who is a hit in police departments from Miami to Madrid, William Santana Li, the Chairman & CEO of Carbon Motors. During the show Mr. Li discusses everything from the rationale of creating a new car company from scratch, to its challenges and benefits as well. But he not only talks about this unique car, we all get a chance to see it up close and personal, too. Mr. Li takes John to one of the E7’s ...
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ATLANTA, Georgia – Carbon Motors Corporation today announced its selection of L-3 Displays Group to use their law enforcement system interface equipment for the Carbon E7, the world’s first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle. L-3 will provide key components to the Carbon E7’s On Board Rapid Command Architecture (ORCA), which will replace the laptops that most officers are currently utilizing in their patrol vehicles to send and receive data while on patrol.
“Among our main objec...
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See Detroit Local 4’s Guy Gordon get ‘roughed up’ during a demonstration of coach door efficacy – and he still gives a glowing report! View the video with the link above.
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It’s a futuristic cop car that looks like it might carry around RoboCop. It’s also the first cruiser to be built just for law enforcement. FOX 2’s Jason Carr tells us it’s a hit with officers. See for yourself and watch the televised coverage using the link above.
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ALLEN PARK, Michigan – Meridian Automotive Systems, Inc. (“Meridian”) and Carbon Motors Corporation (“Carbon”) jointly announced today their plan to work together on the design and development for the exterior body panels of the Carbon ‘E7’, the world’s first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle.
Police cruisers suffer many dings and dents during their normal course of duty, causing expensive repairs and lost patrol hours while repairs are completed. Alan J. Bratt, Carbon’s executi...
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ATLANTA, GA — On the heels of an overwhelmingly successful 2008 tour of ten U.S. cities, Carbon Motors Corporation announced today it will showcase the Carbon ‘E7’, the world’s first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle, during the “2009 Pure Justice Tour” of seven U.S. cities starting in Detroit, Michigan and including Denver, Colorado for the 116th Annual International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference.
“It is our time. Yesterday our new President of the United S...
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LINTHICUM, MD — Hydro Aluminum’s Extrusion Americas unit and Carbon Motors announced plans to collaborate on design work for the new Carbon E7 law enforcement vehicle.
The two companies are working together to identify and develop innovative ways to use extruded aluminum in the car’s frame and critical structural elements. Hydro will also supply extruded aluminum components when the car begins production.
The Carbon E7 represents the next generation of law enforcement technology. It is ...
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J.P. Molnar is a former state trooper and has taught Emergency Vehicle Operating Course (EVOC) since 1991 for various agencies. He has also raced cars for 24-plus years and has taught at numerous high-performance racing schools.
J.P. has been following the progress of Carbon Motors’ E7 and recently had a chance to review the demonstration vehicle at the 115th annual International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in San Diego. Use the link above for an insightful look throu...
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ATLANTA, GA – Carbon Motors Corporation today highlighted that the Concept Demonstration Vehicle (‘CDV’) for the Carbon E7 – the world’s first purpose built law enforcement patrol vehicle—uses a suspect transportation seat from Laguna.
“Suspect transportation is an important role played by law enforcement vehicles. The rear seat needs to effectively restrain a suspect to ensure officer safety. The seat from Laguna, in combination with the ‘Ready Buckle’ restraint system does this v...
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ATLANTA, GA – Carbon Motors has selected Atlanta-based Flux Media Inc’s Centrafuse as the official user interface (UI) for the revolutionary E7, the world’s first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle.
“Today there is very high complexity of equipment, systems and communications that an officer has to interact with in his or her patrol vehicle. To ensure that Carbon Motors’ goals of creating a safe and operationally efficient operating environment are met, it is critically importan...
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