Electric Cars and ZAP Under Attack!

All through history those that try to implement change have been attacked.

In attempts to discredit AC power, Thomas Edison electrocuted stray dogs and cats with AC current.

Copernicus was viciously attacked in his attempt to prove that the sun was the center of the solar system and that all planets revolved around the sun.

Al Gore and the United Nations' team of scientists whom won the Nobel Peace Prize are being attacked since they came out with their studies indicating that the dangers of global warming are real.

It has been well documented that journalists are being paid to discredit the danger of global warming, and to degrade the benefits of electric cars.

However, these articles are becoming more and more present, and more and more personal.

http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2008-03/how-electric-cars-could-re-ar...

http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/dn13418-thirsty-electr...

We can only surmise who is behind these general and personal attacks.

Big Oil and Big Auto could not pick better friends.

History some times repeat itself. The Tucker Automobile was attacked because they implemented safety features and performance standards before they were mandated.

ZAP was founded to revolutionize transportation, to create cost effective solutions to create no polluting electric vehicles.

Who is ZAP?
- ZAP has been in the electric vehicles (EV) business for over 13 years.

- ZAP has manufactured, sold and delivered 100,000 consumer EVs to over 75 countries. To our knowledge no other company in existence today can say this.

- Today ZAP is the only company delivering city-speed electric vehicles that fill today's demand for electric cars and help expand the growing niche for consumer-based electric transportation. These electric cars and trucks are now being manufactured and shipped every day.

- Although we hear a lot of talk about someday we may see a plug-in electric car or plug-in hybrid from the major automakers, ZAP has the only dealer network delivering plug-in electrics and plug-in hybrids today.

- ZAP is perhaps the only electric vehicle manufacturer in existence that has a catalog of different EVs to suit its customers needs, from electric bicycles to scooters, motorbikes, cars and trucks.

- ZAP has a nationwide dealer network of 50 factory trained electric vehicle sales and service outlets, the only dealer network of its kind in the United States.

- The New York Times reported that electric car dealer Ecomotion of Portland, Oregon sold 125 EVs since its inception last year, making it the top-selling electric car dealer in the USA. Ecomotion added that the Xebra was the "surprise success" of the dealership, which sold about 50 units making it the top-selling electric car at the dealership.

- ZAP is the only company that has a dealer network for plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles.

- ZAP has delivered vehicles to fleet customers such as UPS, Chilectra, Coca-Cola, Domino's, Guru Beverages, Google

- ZAP has the only solar-assisted electric cars available for purchase.

- ZAP is one of the only companies delivering Made in China vehicles to the United States at an affordable price.

- ZAP is one of the only companies with a wheel-motor driven electric scooter with a peak power of 3000 watts.

- After Daimler Chrysler concluded there was no market, in the USA, ZAP sold the first fully government certified Smart Cars in the USA, and successfully sold over 300 cars, before Daimler Chrysler interfered, and is now duplicating ZAP's marketing program.

- ZAP has executed a joint venture agreement with China Youngman Automotive, one of the largest vehicle manufacturers in China, to provide highway capable electric and hybrid buses, trucks and cars.

- In November 2007, ZAP received a $5 million investment from the Al-Yousuf Group, one of the largest automotive importers and distributors of cars in The Middle East.

ZAP's management is responsible for these history making facts.

No matter who attempts to discredit the Company, or its management team, ZAP and its shareholders will not falter in its goal to bring true cost effective innovative vehicles to the general marketplace.

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Unnecassarily Alarmist

I think both articles have adopted unnecessarily alarmist attitudes about EVs, which is skewing present perceptions about EVs.

The popsci article talks about how the increased demand for electricity due to use of EVs will "rearrange the grid". I think this is an rather unnecessarily alarmist attitude. EVs are essentially an answer to rising oil prices, rising pollution, rising transportation costs and unhealthy levels of vehicular emissions.

Firstly, people are not all going to go out and buy an electric vehicle right this moment, the demand and the supply of these vehicles will rise gradually and any consequent rise in demand for electricity will only be required to keep pace with that.

Secondly, if demand for electricity does in fact rise considerably in the foreseeable future, a time table and cost structure could be put into place by supplying grids that could easily take care of such an eventuality.

If, for acquiring the obvious benefits available thru EVs we have to make some adjustments and modifications, we must make them!

The second article talks about an increased demand for water due to the use of EVs. The article quotes Paul Denholm of the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado as stating that "the overall impacts of plug-in vehicles are modest in the larger scheme of things". I agree with that.

When you look at the big picture, the pros far outweigh the cons of Electric Vehicles. Especially if EVs are powered by sustainable sources of electricity like hydro, wind or solar power, the benefits to the environment are so considerable as to practically nullify the impact of slightly increased usage of water resources.

EV Next Step

If we can combine EV technology with home-based solar recharging stations, you have a truly zero emissions vehicle with virtually no impact on the grid. I'm no rocket scientist but this seems really obvious to me. I'm ready ZAP. Please make it happen. Thanks. - Mike

Solar Homes + Electric Cars =

You said it, Mike! When you talk about people with solar homes plugging in their electric vehicles, we are talking about TODAY! People are already doing this and we believe it signifies and important societal shift.

We've got vehicles, folks, so plug in your engines. If you charge your ZAP with a solar, send us your photos!