Carbon E7

The Carbon E7 is a model of car by Carbon Motors Corporation should have been produced and has been specifically designed as a police car.

Concept

The Carbon E7 is the first vehicle to be produced solely as a patrol car would have. The delivery should take place at a price of $ 50,000 as of 2013. When driving a 3 - liter diesel engine was planned. 240,000 of these engines should have been delivered by BMW. The engine is installed in the 330d and 530d, among others. The company Carbon Motors was established specifically for the development of this vehicle.

The E7 should be sold only to police authorities and other public authorities. The prototype was presented in 2008 to the "Pure Justice Tour". It was put together by American police to create a vehicle that meets the requirements of the police. The company determined that in order not to let the vehicle pass into private hands, an authority which will let the E7 to leave the service, this may be purchased only at a different police agency or will be returned to the factory for cannibalization.

Carbon engine let it be known that the purchase price would be " competitive", in particular with regard to the upgrading of a conventional vehicle with police -specific equipment and on the life of each vehicle. The Carbon E7 is on a mileage of 250,000 miles ( equivalent to approximately 400,000 kilometers ) designed, compared to 75,000 ( about 120,000 km) and 120,000 miles ( 193,000 kilometers ) with a conventional patrol car.

Equipment

According to Carbon Motors E7 should have a number of standard and optional features:

• Ballistic protection in the front doors and the dashboard,
• Special, designed for use with personal equipment seats, equipped with heating and cooling,
• A head-up display,
• Rear view camera,
• Ability to remotely start.

The end of Carbon Motors

On March 7, 2012, ordering a credit of $ 310 million from the U.S. Department of Energy has not granted according to media reports.

On March 31, 2013, the lease for the factory ran out in Connersville and was not renewed. Parts of the production facilities have been removed. At about the same time the company's website and YouTube channel were taken from the net.

On May 22, 2013 sued three former employees leading Carbon Motors Non-payment of salaries.