Archive - 2005

Oil, gas prices both jump to new records

Submitted by acampbell on Mon, 08/08/2005 - 20:00.

Oil, gas prices both jump to new records

High Smart sales surprise even its parent company

August 8, 2005 -- Things got even hotter on the energy market Monday as oil and gas prices both rose to record highs, driven at least in part by jitters over political conditions in the Middle East.

Crude oil jumped nearly 3 percent on global markets, hitting a peak of almost $64 a barrel as investors worried about threats in Saudi Arabia and tension over Iran's nuclear ambitions. Oil for September delivery ended with a gain of $1.63 at $63.94 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest close recorded since trading began on the exchange in 1983.

ZAP Makes Donation to American Lung Association

Submitted by acampbell on Thu, 07/28/2005 - 20:00.
ZAP Makes Donation to American Lung Association

ZAP Gives Back to Clean Air
ZAP CEO Steve Schneider (center) hands over a donation to Bill Zeller, Board Chair , and Barbara Beedon, Executive Director, of the American Lung Association-Redwood Empire.

Half the Proceeds from eBay Auction for First Public Sale of Smart Car Americanized by ZAP Goes to Clean Air

ZAP Offers Electric Car Rebate as Oil, Gas Prices Set New Records

Submitted by acampbell on Wed, 07/27/2005 - 20:00.

ZAP Offers Electric Car Rebate as Oil, Gas Prices Set New Records

ZAP is offering $500 instant cash rebates on its electric cars as well as $50 off any electric bicycle through the end of August 2005

SANTA ROSA, California (July 28, 2005) - ZAP (PCX:ZAAP), With oil and gas prices hitting new record highs this week, advanced transportation pioneer ZAP (ZAAP) announced today that it will be offering rebates on its electric cars as well as other electric vehicles.

Average gas prices in California hit a new record reaching $2.66 per gallon for regular unleaded, according to a report by AAA of Northern California.

ZAP Announces Dealership in New Hampshire, Smart Car Americanized by ZAP Unveiled by McFarland Ford

Submitted by acampbell on Tue, 07/26/2005 - 20:00.

ZAP Announces Dealership in New Hampshire, Smart Car Americanized by ZAP Unveiled by McFarland Ford

Tuesday July 26, 7:00 am ET

EXETER, N.H., July 26 -- ZAP (PCX: ZAAP), pioneering the next generation of advanced transportation and energy technologies, announced that McFarland Ford of Exeter, New Hampshire has received a Smart Car Americanized by ZAP, one of the first dealers in the U.S. and the first in New England.

Smart RV from Canada Rolls into California

Submitted by acampbell on Sun, 07/24/2005 - 20:00.

Canadian Couple Visits ZAP for North American Smart Car tour 2005

SANTA ROSA, California (July 25, 2005) - Who says you can't go camping with your Smart Car Americanized by ZAP? Canadian Smart fans Rupert & Annette Lloyd Thomas of Toronto, Ontario prove you can take it with you if you drive a Smart Car.

You just need to pack a little? smarter? We came to work one Monday morning to find the Canadian couple in the parking lot outside ZAP with their cute Red/Black Canadianized Smart Car packed with camping supplies.

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