Archive - 2007

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES and SANTA ROSA, CA -- Dec 19, 2007 -- Electric car pioneer ZAP (OTC BB:ZAAP.OB) announced today that Mr. Eqbal Al-Yousuf, President of Dubai's Al-Yousuf Group, has joined ZAP's Board of Directors.

The Al-Yousuf Group, one of Dubai's leading business conglomerates, is involved in a multitude of industries under various subsidiaries, with dealings in automobiles, information technology, telecommunications, consumer electronics, boat manufacturing, air conditioning, imperbit membrane manufacturing, real estate, transportation, elevators and escalators and more. Al-Yousuf Motors, a member of the Al-Yousuf family, is one of the leading distributors of automobiles and automotive related equipment in the Middle East.

SANTA ROSA, CA -- Dec 18, 2007 -- Alternative transportation and energy pioneer ZAP (OTC BB:ZAAP.OB) will be introducing their iZAP re-chargers for the iPod to major consumer electronic retailers as well as technology dealers nationwide and worldwide during the Macworld Expo, January 15-18 at The Moscone Center in San Francisco.

SANTA ROSA, CA -- Dec 18, 2007 -- Electric car pioneer ZAP (OTC BB:ZAAP.OB) announced today that its stock symbol 'ZAAP' was listed in news reports unrelated to its business yesterday from Thomson Financial News.

ZAP, a Santa Rosa, California based manufacturer and distributor of electric vehicles, has not been acquired, according to a news report from Turkey via Thomson Financial.

Lithium Balance Develops Battery Management Technology for ZAP

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK -- (Dec 10, 2007) -- Electric car scientists at Lithium Balance in Copenhagen and ZAP (OTC BB:ZAAP.OB) of California announced results of their latest tests of a new battery management system for lithium batteries, reporting that the Xebra pickup traveled 152 miles on a single charge.

SANTA ROSA, CA -- Dec 7, 2007 -- By special invitation, advanced transportation pioneer ZAP (OTC BB:ZAAP.OB - News) met in California this week with a delegation of 46 experts in the electric car and related fields from throughout China.

The Chinese electric vehicle (EV) delegation is composed of officials, experts and entrepreneurs engaged in electric, hybrid and fuel cell vehicle and related component developments, including motors, batteries, power electronics, and energy management.

The delegation met with ZAP in a special closed session at the 23rd International Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exposition (EVS-23) in Anaheim, California. EVS is the world's largest electric drive industry event.