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Carbon Motors has a very bold plan to create the first purpose built police cruiser…

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Carbon Motors has a very bold plan to create the first purpose built police cruiser but right now it's not looking good for the company's future. The Department of Energy has rejected its application for a $310 million loan under the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing program. After an initial flurry of loans to Nissan, Ford, Tesla and Fisker in 2009, the program has slowed to a crawl in part as a result of GOP criticism.

While Carbon Motors had some very interesting ideas including powering the E7 with the awesome BMW 3.0-liter turbodiesel six, it's debatable whether the company could have succeeded commercially over the long run. After a long period where the old Ford Crown Victorias were dominant in the police car market, there is now a significant amount of competition including the Chevy Caprice, the Dodge Charger and the new Taurus and Explorer based Police interceptors from Ford. All of these vehicles are significantly more fuel efficient than the old Crown Vics and the companies building them will probably be around for a while.

My guess is that Carbon will soon follow in the footsteps of Bright Automotive and shutdown unless someone else steps up with a lot of funding.

#cars #carbonmotors #police

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Carbon Motors Corporation – Purpose Built Police Car, Police Vehicle, E7
Home of the world’s first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle, the 'E7'. More than just a car, it's designed by law enforcement, for law enforcement.

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We can lay the blame for this at the feet of T-Mobile for starting this HSPA+=4G… 1

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We can lay the blame for this at the feet of T-Mobile for starting this HSPA+=4G marketing BS. AT&T just raised it to new heights. Unfortunately for many AT&T customers what you call it is irrelevant when you can't get a network connection in the first place.

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Yet another demonstration of the security theater that is the TSA

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Yet another demonstration of the security theater that is the TSA

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Oh, great. 'Nude body scanners' foiled by simply attaching contraband to your side.

Some guy claims that those "nude body scanners" can't see metal when it's attached to your side because both metal and the background show up as black.

If true: Wow!

Props to +Lisa Miller

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It's about time that Apple at least acknowledged the possibility of some patent… 4

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It's about time that Apple at least acknowledged the possibility of some patent licensing deals. Now about that pricing.

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Apple seeks up to $15 per Samsung, Motorola Android phone sold in proposed settlement
Apple is currently locked in dozens of lawsuits around the world with various Android vendors, but the Cupertino-based company is apparently willing to

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Sometimes people just scream out to be mocked 2

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Sometimes people just scream out to be mocked

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Obama mocks Fox News reporter's question:

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During President Obama’s first solo White House news conference since November, Henry asked the president if he actually wants gas prices to go even higher. Obama mocked Henry’s question.

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At the opposite end of the scale from the F12berlinetta, we find the latest in plug-in…

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At the opposite end of the scale from the F12berlinetta, we find the latest in plug-in hybrid technology from +Chevrolet, +Ford Motor Company and +Toyota USA.

+Motor Trend Magazine asks the question; which would take the Volt or the Fusion Energi? The Volt is the pioneering series hybrid/extended range EV while Fusion adopts the latest version of Ford's power-split parallel hybrid architecture. The EPA has rated the Volt at 94 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) in charge depleting mode (electric drive) while the Fusion which comes out later this year is projected to get over 100 MPGe.

Meanwhile Toyota is about to launch the plug-in version of the Prius with an EPA rating of 95 MPGe. The Prius offers an electric driving range of about 11 miles while the Volt can go about 35 miles without gas and the Fusion is expected to get about 20 miles per charge.

The Volt provides the utility of a hatchback although the large central battery means it is limited to just four seats. The Fusion gets a roomier back seat with space for five although cargo space is more limited by the trunk.

Neither of these cars is inexpensive although they are certainly a lot more affordable than the Ferrari. Which would you choose?

#phev #pluginhybrid #fordfusionenergi #chevyvolt

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The Fusion Energi is Ford's answer to the Chevy Volt, but can it really dethrone our former Car of the Year? Share your opinion here.

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The Ferrari F12berlinetta! Smaller, lighter and more powerful than its predecessor,… 1

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The Ferrari F12berlinetta! Smaller, lighter and more powerful than its predecessor, what more could you ask for.

With the launch of the F12berlinetta, Ferrari has completed the four year revamp of its entire lineup with the FF, 458 Italia and California that among other things has produced a 30% improvement in fuel efficiency. Now while Ferraris are still among the thirstiest vehicles on the road, the relatively few that are built every year (about 7,000 units) have a pretty minimal overall impact.

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A real life Montgomery Burns for president?

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Tags: GOP, Mitt Romney, Mr. Burns, Presidential Campaign, Presidential Race, The Simpsons. This entry was posted on Friday, March 2nd, 2012 at 4:25 pm and is filed under Idiotical Originals, Politics,…

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As I speculated back in October 2010 when I wrote about the porsche 911 gt3 hybrid…

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As I speculated back in October 2010 when I wrote about the porsche 911 gt3 hybrid their corporate cousins at audi are adopting the flywheel hybrid system for the r18. In fact when I asked Dr Wolfgang Ulrich about it the team had already been working on the car for more than 9 months.

Today audi confirmed that two flywheel hybrid r18 e-trons would run at le mans alongside 2 conventional diesel r18 tdis

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/alternative-fuel/hybrids/porsche-911-gt3r-hybrid-flywheel

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