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Zap has announced today that the company has started a new development program for a high-performance electric vehicle that is affordable for consumers. According to Zap, the initial concept phase for the new vehicle is complete. The targeted price is $30,000, top speed in excess of 100 mph and range of 100 miles per charge. Many of the technologies already specified for the ZAP-X electric car concept will be applied to the new vehicle, but delivery is expected to be sooner than the ZAP-X. CEO Steve Schneider said more details of the new vehicle will be presented at the annual shareholder meeting, July 29 in Santa Rosa, California. "With ZAP’s experience over the past 12 years and the groundwork we have already laid, we know that electricity is the future of the auto industry," said Schneider. "At the same time, we believe we have a design that will serve a niche no other manufacturer in the auto industry is seeking to fill." Source: Internal

This Year's Conference Will Include Expert Panels Discussing Solar Energy, Ethanol, Biodiesel and Electric Vehicles ZAP has a strategic business plan in collaboration with Lotus Engineering to create a line of advanced technology vehicles to meet the demand for energy efficient and alternative fuel vehicles, including a high performance electric vehicle called ZAP-X (pictured). ZAP (OTC Bulletin Board: ZAAP), a leader in advanced automotive technologies, today announced that Chief Executive Officer Steve Schneider will present at the 3rd Annual Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. Next-Generation Energy Conference (NGE) on May 15, 2007 at 1:00 PM. This event will be held at Le Parker Meridien in New York City, 118 W. 57th Street. Schneider plans to talk about the advance in electric automobile acceptance and ZAP's position in the sector. ZAP introduced the XEBRA, an innovative electric city-car and truck last year. ZAP has a strategic business plan in collaboration with Lotus Enginee...

US Electric Car Maker Signs Exclusive Agreement with PML FlightLink Ltd. of the Hampshire, UK for New Electric Wheel Motor The ZAP-X crossover electric car concept by Lotus Engineering and ZAP will be equipped with an exclusive new drive system from PML of the UK. The compact SUV will be driven by an electric motor (displayed in the upper right) built into each wheel. (PRNewsFoto/ZAP) SANTA ROSA, Calif., May 2 -- US electric car maker ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAAP) signed an exclusive agreement this week for an advanced wheel motor technology from PML FlightLink Limited of Hampshire, United Kingdom. ZAP secured the PML wheel motor technology to play a key role in the development of next generation electric vehicles being developed with Lotus Engineering. Electric vehicle concepts like the ZAP-X crossover SUV have targeted unprecedented performance goals, including a top speed of 155 mph, 0 to 60 mph acceleration in 4.8 seconds, and a peak 644 horsepower. Steve Schneider, CEO for ZAP, says ...

After all the brouhaha about Lotus building a crossover and the number of twitchy moustaches that set off, we can reveal that the company has indeed been involved with developing a crossover. But this one won't be wearing a Lotus badge and nor will it use a normal internal combustion engine. ZAP is the company behind the ZAP-X Crossover and it was they who commissioned Lotus to help advance its electric drive system. The vehicle will use individual electric motors in the hubs of each individual wheels to give it four-wheel drive and also the ability to tailor the amount of power each wheel receives. Combined together, the four electric motors produce the equivalent of 644bhp, so the ZAP-X is set to be one of the swiftest crossovers out here, with the firm predicting a top speed of 155mph and 0-62mph in 4.8 secs. Lotus has also been involved with developing the lightweight aluminium structure for the car, while ZAP is working on a new type of battery that should be able to be full...

Electric car pioneer ZAP released design drawings of a new electric crossover SUV called ZAP-X engineered by Lotus. (PRNewsFoto/ZAP) Electric car pioneer ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAAP) today unveiled concept drawings of the ZAP-X Crossover SUV on its website. The images of the ZAP-X are also highlighted in the new issue of Popular Science, April 2007, in an article entitled "Who killed the gas guzzler?" including an interview with ZAP CEO Steve Schneider. The Popular Science, April 2007 issue is on newsstands now as well as online at http://www.popsci.com/ The design sketches highlight the styling, performance and technology that ZAP plans to incorporate into the ZAP-X. The compact-SUV design will feature all-wheel drive with in-hub electric motors capable to deliver 644 horsepower and a top speed of 155mph. By combining a lightweight aluminum chassis, a new efficient drive system and advanced battery management system, the goal for the ZAP-X is to be able to achieve 350-mile ran...

XEBRA, A new electric car design from ZAP (OTC BB: ZAAP) has been ordered for Atlanta. A 'green' trust fund based in Atlanta is investing in a dealership for ZAP electric cars and trucks. Learn more at http://www.zapworld.com (PRNewsFoto/ZAP). ATLANTA, March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seeking to invest in environmentally-friendly technologies, a trust fund based in Atlanta, Georgia has placed an initial order for 40 electric cars and trucks from California electric car pioneer ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAAP) . The trust fund is setting up a dealership with ZAP to distribute the ZAP XEBRA (pronounced "zebra") electric car and truck in the Atlanta area. James Tucker, Executive Trustee representing the trust fund, says he already has orders and strong interest for the ZAP XEBRA. "We figured, why give all the money to the oil companies?" said Tucker. "We have interest from all over the Atlanta area -- from city fleets, planned communities, law enforcement, maj...

Horsepower is usually the hot topic at the Chicago Auto Show, but get ready for this: 'zebra-power.' An innovative electric car called the XEBRA from California automotive pioneer ZAP (OTC BB: ZAAP) debuts this week at the 99th annual Chicago Auto Show, booth number NH20A. The show runs February 9 - 18 at McCormick Place. So how many ZP (zebra-power) does a XEBRA have? Chicago-area dealer Rick Sbragia says it's not about the power you can deliver, but the power you save. "This cute, little electric car speaks volumes," said Sbragia, owner of Star Motors, aka ZAP of Oak Forrest, Illinois. "The writing is on the wall in the auto industry and green is the name of the game. All the cars at the show this year will be touting MPG, miles per gallon to show how efficient they can be, but here's a car that has zero miles per gallon. It's so efficient they will have to come up with a new metric -- maybe zebra-power?" Sbragia noted that the XEBRA car and tr...