This Police Cruiser Scans License Plates, Sniffs Out 'Dirty' Bombs

November 12, 2008

Patrik Jonsson of The Christian Science Monitor examines the new Carbon E7 as it makes its debut in front of law enforcement administrators from around the globe.

More “RoboCop” than “Beverly Hills Cop,” the Carbon E7 is a 300-horsepower bio-diesel-fueled bad-guy chaser equipped with sensors for weapons of mass destruction and automatic license-plate scanners. “It’s really a homeland security machine, not a cop car,” says William Li, CEO of Carbon Motors in Atlanta.