ZAP celebrates Earth Day at Sonoma State University and other local venues

ZAP celebrates Earth Day at Sonoma State University and other local venues

Environmentally and Socially Responsible Company Joins in Earth Day Festivities

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (April 22, 2005)--ZAP (OTCBB:ZAAP), pioneering the next generation of advanced transportation and energy technologies, is taking part in several local events to celebrate Earth Day

Yesterday, ZAP attended an alternative fuel vehicle display and Earth Day celebration at Agilent Technologies in Santa Rosa where they showcased a Smart Car Americanized by ZAP. Today, ZAP will display vehicles at an Earth Day event hosted by Sonoma State University (SSU), in Rohnert Park, California. Tomorrow, ZAP will showcase vehicles at an Earth Day event in Caspar, California. ZAP is planning to participate in an Earth Day celebration on May 14 in Sonoma, California.

As part of its Earth Day activities, ZAP is sponsoring a senior marketing project by SSU student Janelle Morrison. Morrison helped organize the Earth Day presentation for ZAP at SSU and is issuing a report on the State of the Earth Day and handing out information to educate the public about the environment and the importance of advanced technology vehicles like those offered by ZAP.

ZAP says rising gas prices have spurred an increase in interest for battery-electric vehicles. While ZAP is working to launch U.S. sales for the fuel-efficient gas-powered Smart Car Americanized by ZAP, ZAP (www.zapworld.com) is one of the only places in the world that you can purchase an electric scooter, electric bike, electric ATV or an electric car. Anybody that purchases an electric vehicle from ZAP World Headquarters or www.zapworld.com between April 22- April 25 will receive a Solar Powered Cooling Hat for free.

"At ZAP, we love what we do because we know we are making a difference for the environment," said ZAP CEO Steve Schneider. "We try to make every day an Earth Day, but we are doing our part this week to recognize Earth Day and raise awareness about environmental issues. Thank you to everyone doing their part and for sharing our vision of Zero Air Pollution transportation."

Schneider added that electric vehicles (EVs) use no gas, and one of the best things you can do for the environment is to buy, own and drive an EV. EVs produce no tailpipe emissions and according to the Union of Concerned Scientists, they can be up to 99 percent cleaner than conventional vehicles, even when power-plant emissions are included. Electric power plants are the only source of global-warming pollutants from EVs. If EVs recharge using renewable energy sources like wind, solar, or hydropower, they produce no global warming emission, and move towards ZAP's goal of Zero Air Pollution. Even if EVs are recharged using fossil fuels, they can cut global warming emissions by as much as 70 percent.

For more information about the Sonoma State University Earth Day Celebration, please visit http://www.sonoma.edu/pubs/newsrelease/archives/000444.html.