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Police Taking Steps to Save Gas
Officials Warn of Risk to Public Safety
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 insightful story now.
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The Hill Newspaper Features Carbon Motors™
Atlanta Upstart Aiming to Challenge Ford, Wants Congress to Change Police Car Rules
Potential change in public policy is explored by Roxana Tiron for The Hill, a congressional newspaper that publishes daily when Congress is in session with a special focus on business. Ms. Tiron reveals how involvement from Congress can really make a difference in officer safety, which would ultimately aid Carbon Motors in ensuring that our nation’s officers are operating vehicles that are as safe as all other retail passenger vehicles.
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Congressional Quarterly Features Carbon Motors™
If You Build a Better Police Car, Will Law Enforcement Buy It?
Dan Fowler examines why law enforcement is without a purpose-built vehicle. In an article published by Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security, Fowler speaks to law enforcement representatives to get their thoughts on a vehicle catering to the specific needs of the officers protecting our nation.
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PR Week Features Carbon Motors™
Carbon Motors Takes its Police Vehicles on a Tour
Ted McKenna writes for PR Week about Carbon’s public relations efforts including the Carbon Council, the upcoming launch of the concept demonstration vehicle and the Pure Justice Tour.
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Carbon Motors™ Announces Lee Brown to Join Advisory Board
Former Clinton Cabinet Member Will Help Guide Development of World’s First “Purpose-Built” Law Enforcement Vehicle
ATLANTA, Ga. — Carbon Motors Corporation announced today that Dr. Lee Patrick Brown, a longtime law enforcement leader who served in President Clinton’s cabinet as the national “drug czar” and later as mayor of Houston, has joined the company’s advisory board to help chart the development of the world’s first purpose-built vehicle for law enforcement.
Brown is the latest addition to the new automaker’s advisory board, which is comprised of key thought leaders from the worlds of law enforce...
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Carbon Motors™ Announces Tom Ridge, Lee Hamilton to Serve on Advisory Board
Homeland Security Leaders to Help Guide Development of World’s First “Purpose-Built” Law Enforcement Vehicle
Automaker Launches New Web Site for Direct Law Enforcement Input on Vehicle Design
ATLANTA, Ga.— Carbon Motors Corporation announced today that former Secretary Tom Ridge, the nation’s first secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and two-term governor of Pennsylvania, and former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, retired member of Congress from Indiana and vice-chair of the 9/11 Commission, have joined the company’s advisory board to help guide the development of the world’s first purp...
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Carbon Motors™ Brings Law Enforcement Vehicles Into The 21st Century
Georgia Centers of Innovation Grant Funds Final Phase Research
Imagine a pick up truck loaded with hoses and water tanks rolling into your drive masquerading as a fire truck. Or an ambulance arriving on the scene in the form of a station wagon with a stretcher and life-saving equipment strapped in the back. Unthinkable, right?
As far-fetched as it sounds, retrofitting existing consumer vehicles is how the 425,000 law enforcement vehicles across the country are currently made. Not for long, however—if Carbon Motors (www.carbonmotors.com) has anyt...
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Wired Magazine Features Carbon Motors™ in March Issue
Carbon Motors Is In Hot Pursuit - Of The Perfect Police Car
Matthew Phenix holds his own “Cruiser Showdown” for Wired Magazine. Drive over to the Wired site and have a look at the comparison between Carbon’s E7 and the current industry leader in law enforcement vehicles.
Additionally, Mr. Phenix previously blogged about Carbon Motors on November 5, 2007, in Wired’s Blog Network, Autopia – The Carbon E7: RoboCop, Your Car is Ready. In it, he discusses the E7’s features and Carbon’s agreement with Lotus Eng...
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1,000+ Law Enforcement Officials Support Carbon Motors™
Demand for Carbon “E7” Vehicle Continues to Grow
Carbon Motors Corporation is pleased to announce that that over 1,000 law enforcement officials have volunteered to join the Carbon Council. The Carbon Council is a users-group established by Carbon to provide direct interaction with the Company as it develops the world’s first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle.
To date the Carbon Council is comprised of 1,061 law enforcement officials covering small, medium, and large agencies including urban and rural areas, cutting across fe...
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Carbon Motors™ Partners With TOMAR Electronics
New American Automaker Selects Leader in Law Enforcement Technologies
Carbon Motors Corporation and TOMAR Electronics, Inc. jointly announced today that Carbon has chosen TOMAR as its partner for the development and supply of visual emergency warning devices. Audible emergency warning devices and electronic traffic preemption emitter technology are also being considered for future expansion in the relationship. Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
“We welcome the team at TOMAR joining our effort to bring a world-class product to our nation’s First Responder...
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