ZAP to make announcement regarding Smart Car at Santa Ana City Hall, April 19

Media Advisory: ZAP to make announcement regarding Smart Car at Santa Ana City Hall, April 19

Test Drive, Ribbon Cutting with Santa Ana Mayor, ZAP CEO

SANTA ANA, California (April 15, 2005) -ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP- News), pioneering the next generation of advanced transportation and energy technologies, says it will be making an announcement regarding the Smart Car Americanized by ZAP on April 19 in conjunction with Santa Ana Mayor Miguel A. Pulido and ZAP CEO Steve Schneider.

WHAT:

Test Drive at City Hall, Announcement regarding Smart Car, Ribbon Cutting, Parade of Smart Cars Americanized by ZAP

WHEN:

Tuesday, April 19, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

WHERE:

Test drive from Santa Ana City Hall to Smart Car conversion facility
Santa Ana City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, (714) 647-6900
G&K Automotive, 2530 South Birch Street, (714)444-9119

WHO:

Miguel A. Pulido, Santa Ana Mayor
Steve Schneider, CEO of ZAP

WHY:

Announcement regarding latest developments of Smart Car coming to the U.S.

VISUALS:

Key Hand-Over, Test Ride with Santa Ana Mayor and ZAP CEO
Smart Car available for test rides to the Media
Ribbon-Cutting, Smart Car Parade at Conversion Facility

ZAP, Zero Air Pollution?, has been a leader in advanced transportation technologies and energy products since 1994. ZAP serves the multibillion-dollar markets for next-generation transportation and power products through three divisions: ZAP Automotive, ZAP Personal Transportation and ZAP Energy. The Company has delivered more than 90,000 fuel-efficient and pollution-free vehicles powered by gasoline, electric, hydrogen and other fuels to customers in more than 75 countries around the world.

ZAP owns the technology developed by Smart-Automobile LLC to Americanize the popular European-made Smart Car, a high-efficiency gas vehicle, for the U.S. marketplace. ZAP Americanizes the Smart Car to meet U.S. federal and state safety and emissions standards. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation have approved a Smart Car model Americanized by ZAP for domestic use in 45 U.S. states. ZAP is not affiliated with, or authorized by, smart gmbh, the manufacturer of SMART automobiles, or the smartUSA division of Mercedes-Benz LLC, the exclusive authorized U.S. importer and distributor of those vehicles. The Smart Car is manufactured by global automotive company DaimlerChrysler. ZAP purchases its vehicles from non-affiliated direct importer Smart-Automobile LLC.