Carbon Motors Corporation

The Carbon Motors Corporation was an American automobile company, which was founded for the purpose to build special police vehicles. It was founded in 2003 in Los Angeles by Stacy Dean Stephens, a former police officer, and William Santana Li, a former manager at Ford. The company moved in 2006 to Atlanta, where the development of its products and the recruitment was driven by investors. In July 2009, the company moved its headquarters to Connersville, Indiana, for investing $ 350 million in the renovation of a former Visteon plant.

On March 22, 2010 Carbon Motors signed a contract with BMW for the supply of 240,000 six-cylinder diesel engines, which should be made ​​in the engine plant in Steyr.

The E7

Carbon Motors E7 developed the model, the first developed specifically for the police 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". According to co-founder and a CEO William Santana Li, the E7 should go in 2012 in the sale. 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 ) compared to 75,000 ( about 120,000 km) and 120,000 miles ( 193,000 kilometers ) designed for a conventional patrol car.

Planned Features

  • Bullet-proof front doors and dashboard
  • Air-conditioned and optimized for police equipment front seats
  • Head -up display
  • Reversing camera
  • Starting the engine by remote control
  • The motor can be operated at idle for a long time and in extreme weather conditions (heat and cold)
  • Driver - specific smart key ( intelligent vehicle key )
  • 360 degrees outside monitoring with automatic video recording
  • Programmable license plate recognition software
  • Audio and video surveillance of the rear bench seat
  • Secure storage for weapons carried
  • Rear seat optimized for the transport of persons using handcuffs
  • The unwanted exit of suspects is complicated effective
  • The rear seat can be easily cleaned with a high pressure cleaner
  • Reinforcements to the front bumper in order to ram suspects
  • Aeorodynamisch integrated into the vehicle roof warning lights and speakers

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.

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