Carbon Motors to Make Police Cars
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Wired Magazine’s automotive blog Autopia reports that Carbon Motors is moving into a new automotive niche. Specifically, they’re going to be making police cars, and for the cruiser they’re rolling out in 2012, they engine they’ve chosen is – wait for it – a BMW diesel.
The cop cruiser, codenamed E7, has been designed exclusively and specifically for law enforcement use. From the doors and bodywork, to the lights, to the engine, the company has examined all the needs that a police car must fill, and designed a vehicle to answer those needs. It is that research which has led the company to select BMW as their engine supplier, with more than 240,000 diesel engines and gearboxes to be provided.
Why choose BMW engines? Durability, reliability and efficiency are all key factors. In fact, police departments that adopt the E7 stand so save a significant amount of money. Many estimates say that 1.5 billion gallions of gas are used, and 14 million tons of CO2 emitted by cop cars each year. The use of diesel engines, according to BMW, could cut fuel consumption by 40% and reduce carbon emissions by 30%.
In a statement to the press, Carbon Motors chairman and CEO William Santana Li said, “The strength of BMW as a partner will allow us to provide our women and men in uniform with a diesel engine capable of the performance they desire along with the significant reduction in fuel consumption and emissions that U.S. taxpayers need.”