ZAP Names Health Media Professional and Marketing Entrepreneur Dr. Charles Gross to Advisory Board of Directors

ZAP Names Health Media Professional and Marketing Entrepreneur Dr. Charles Gross to Advisory Board of Directors

Prominent Los Angeles Area Television and Radio Host Also Chaired Statewide Health Initiatives

Thursday April 21, 6:00 am ET

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--April 21, 2005--ZAP (OTCBB:ZAAP - News), pioneering the next generation of advanced transportation and energy technologies, announced today that Dr. Charles Gross, a prominent Los Angeles area businessman, health-oriented media figure and entrepreneur, has been named to the ZAP Advisory Board of Directors. Steve Schneider, CEO of ZAP, made the announcement.

As part of the Advisory Board of Directors, Dr. Gross will assist ZAP's marketing and business development efforts across all areas of the Company's advanced technologies and products, including the high-efficiency Smart Car microcoupe. ZAP recently announced that it had received federal regulatory approval to sell the German-made Smart Car in the U.S., and that dealer orders for the Americanized version of the car have exceeded three-quarters of a billion dollars.

"The Management at ZAP is delighted that Dr. Gross has joined our Advisory Board," said Mr. Schneider. "Dr. Gross brings a wealth of experience and insight in marketing and technology that we believe will greatly benefit ZAP as we deliver and expand our pipeline of advanced energy and transportation products, such as the Smart Car Americanized by ZAP. Dr. Gross originally approached us several months ago with several powerful and creative ideas for our company. After talking for only a short time, we realized we held many shared interests and a similar vision for the many great possibilities now facing ZAP."

Dr. Gross is a veteran media entrepreneur with an extensive background in marketing and business promotion, and has a history of community and statewide public health activism. Additionally, he has had a successful career as an orthodontist and doctor of dental surgery. He was President of the San Fernando Valley Dental Society, where he organized and directed numerous promotional activities throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Dr. Gross hosted a weekly radio show on KCSN in Los Angeles for more than four years; he produced and hosted a daily Los Angeles cable television program, "Looking Good, Feeling Good," for 10 years, in which he marketed and promoted high-value medical, dental and pharmaceutical care. Dr. Gross was Chairman of National Children's Dental Health Week for the State of California. He holds a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from the University of Illinois, and a Master's Degree from the Columbia University School of Orthodontics.

"ZAP is a visionary company whose cutting-edge products and keen sense of the needs of the marketplace make it a particularly exciting organization to be affiliated with right now," said Dr. Gross. "Throughout my professional life, I have focused on emerging technologies and scientific advances that can have a positive impact on people in my community and around the world. ZAP has an impressive record of delivering important and exciting products, such as advanced transportation vehicles. The Smart Car Americanized by ZAP, for example, is arriving at a time when it is critical that industry provide more efficient and less polluting transportation. It's a great time to be associated with the talented people at ZAP."

Dr. Gross' three children are also well-known in the high-technology business world for their professional and academic achievements. Son Bill Gross is Chairman and CEO of Idealab, a highly-regarded and successful incubator of advanced technology companies. Larry Gross was Vice-Chairman of Idealab and President of education software company Knowledge Adventure, and a principal in Cendant Software. Daughter Marcee Kleinman was a former officer of Idealab, and is currently Vice President of Operations at Renal Touch.