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Carbon Motors™ Selects ‘Ready Buckle’ Prisoner Restraint System for its Concept Demonstration Vehicle
ATLANTA, Georgia, September 2008 – Carbon Motors Corporation today announced that it would use the ‘Ready Buckle’ prisoner restraint system in its Concept Demonstration Vehicle (‘CDV’).
“Suspect insertion into the rear compartment of a law enforcement vehicle can be a hazardous activity for a police officer. The ‘Ready Buckle’ reduces risk by avoiding the need for the officer to reach across the suspect to secure them safely. We are very pleased to be working with ‘Ready Buckle’ to evalu...
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Carbon Motors™ Selects Soliant's Fluorex® Paintfilm for its Exterior Body Panels
World’s First Purpose-Built Law Enforcement Vehicle Will Be World’s First Car with 100% Paintfilm Exterior
Carbon Motors Corporation announced today its plan for the Carbon Motors ‘E7’ law enforcement vehicle to be the world’s first car with a 100% paintfilm thermoplastic exterior developed with Fluorex® Paintfilm from Soliant, LLC. The Soliant’s Fluorex® Paintfilm that will be used in the vehicle’s production is on over fifty million components worldwide, demonstrating excellent durability as well as chip, weather and chemical resistance.
“Our law enforcement officers deserv...
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Police Vehicles Tailored to Officers - Will Georgia Help?
Carbon Motors Corporation has the potential to generate more than 10,000 jobs for the State of Georgia. Will the State be able to keep them from moving? Don Nelson of the Athens Banner-Herald expresses his concern over the pattern of big businesses choosing to locate elsewhere.
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Carbon Motors™ Partners With BASF
New Homeland Security Company Selects Global Coatings Leader to Develop UV-cure Film Technology for its Exterior Colors
ATLANTA, GA August, 6, 2008 – Carbon Motors Corporation and BASF Corporation today announced that Carbon Motors has chosen the Coatings Division of BASF as its partner for the development of film chemicals and processes to be used on the thermoplastic exterior skin panels of the Carbon E7 Law Enforcement Patrol Vehicle, currently being designed and engineered by Carbon Motors. Terms of the agreement were undisclosed.
“We are delighted to work with the team at BASF Coatings, who have been ...
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CNN Features Carbon Motors™
Supercar for Cops
CNN Money explores Carbon Motors’ vision to build a better police cruiser for the future. Among the topics discussed are efficiency, ergonomics, lighting and vehicle end-of-life. Read the five page story here.
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Carbon Motors™ Selects Dassault Systèmes as its PLM Solutions Partner
New American Automaker Relies Upon DS Solutions to Speed Purpose-Built Law Enforcement Patrol Vehicles to Market
Auburn Hills, Mich., June 30, 2008 — Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that it has been chosen by Carbon Motors as its 3D PLM solutions partner. Carbon Motors is a new American automaker that has conceived the E7—the world’s first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle developed specifically for the needs of traffic, patrol and surveillance operations. The...
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proActive - Lotus Engineering's Newsletter - Interviews Carbon's Trevor Rudderham
A Candid Discussion about Carbon's History, Advantages and the Future - See Pages 12-15
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. Carbon Motors is aiming squarely at a sizeable market in North America that is currently dominated by modified retail cars such as Ford’s Crown Victoria. As Carbon Motors’ EVP and chief development officer, Trevor Rudderham is excit...
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Prices Fuel Patrol Change
As the cost of gas rises, state's police departmentstake officers out of cars, put them onto streets.
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 being able to provide public safety services.
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Carbon Motors™ Announces Addition of Top Automotive Investment Banking Executive
Former head of automotive investment banking at Bear Stearns, Banc of America Securities, and Morgan Stanley to lead capital formation efforts
ATLANTA, Ga.— Carbon Motors Corporation announced today that Andrew B. Savarie, a seasoned veteran within the automotive investment banking sector, has joined the company to focus on capital formation and corporate development strategies as executive vice president and chief strategy officer.
Carbon Motors is a new American automotive and homeland security company that is developing the world’s first purpose-built law enforcement vehicle – the Carbon E7. The E7 is being designed as a more ...
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Higher Gas Prices Mean Changes for Police Officers
Law Enforcement Agencies Stragegize on How to Deal with the Rising Price of Fuel
Jeff Starck writes for the Wausau Daily Herald about how fuel prices are draining law enforcement budgets. Carbon Motors is highlighted as a potential solution for many agencies. Read the article here.
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