Archive - Jan 2007

Tuesday January 30, 4:00 am ET
ZAP-X features all wheel drive, 10 minute recharge time, a 350 Mile Range and will be the center piece of the NADA Exhibition, February 3rd to 6th.

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 30 -- Automotive pioneer ZAP (OTC Bulletin Board: ZAAP) today announced plans to display Lotus Engineering's advanced APX concept car at the North American Dealers Association (NADA) annual meeting and exhibition, February 3 to 6, 2007, confirming their choice to move ahead using Lotus' revolutionary platform and body structure design as the basis for the development of the high performance electric ZAP-X.

"It's very satisfying that ZAP's proposed new model will make use of a great deal of the APX concept's advanced body structure and chassis technology."

AUSTIN, Texas (January 24, 2007) -- Automotive pioneer ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) announced today that its dealership for the XEBRA electric sedan and truck in Austin, Texas, Shock Value, is officially open for business following regulatory approval from the State of Texas.

Shock Value owner John Martin had the idea for a dealership in his search to buy an electric car.
Shock Value owner John Martin has received a dealer license with the State of Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to sell electric cars. After several months of waiting for the license, Martin says he is grateful for the dealer license enabling him to move forward with selling the ZAP XEBRAs. He says it has been getting overwhelming interest from potential buyers and green car enthusiastic people.

Electric car technology maximizes performance and safety of lithium batteries, delivering up to five times the range of lead-acid

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Jan. 23 -- Advanced transportation pioneer ZAP (OTC Bulletin Board: ZAAP) has signed an exclusive distribution agreement for a sophisticated new lithium battery management system developed by Eco Tech A/S of Denmark to be incorporated into the XEBRA line of electric cars and trucks.

"This is the very first cost effective lithium battery system we have received for use in a vehicle."

-- ZAP Chairman Gary Starr

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Jan. 22 -- Advanced transportation pioneer ZAP (OTC Bulletin Board: ZAAP) is confirming the approval by its Board of Directors of a 10 percent stock dividend to all shareholders of record as of February 15, 2007 to be payable on February 28, 2007.

SANTA ROSA, CA and BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO -- January 19, 2007 -- Rising gas prices on the island of Puerto Rico have prompted a distributor of gasoline scooters in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, AJ Imports, to enter into a venture with transportation pioneer ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) to market its electric cars, scooters, seascooters, bicycles, personal transporters and other alternative fueled vehicles.

"I have had a lot of interest, including interest for security and warehouse management from Coca-Cola."
-- Francisco Javier Rodriguez, AJ Imports