Environment
Cash for Clunkers Available on ZAP Electric Car
ZAP Answers Federal "Cash for Clunkers" Program with its own Trade-In Program Good on the Xebra 100% Electric Sedan, Total Value up to $4,500 and 90% Fewer Carbon Emissions
SANTA ROSA, California (July 30, 2009) – Electric car pioneer ZAP (OTC BB: ZAAP) is participating in its own "Cash for Clunkers" program with up to $4,500 in sales incentives and tax credits on top of the savings over the lifetime of the vehicle, not to mention 90 percent fewer carbon emissions.
Sun Shines on University of Arizona Solar Electric Parking Vehicle
TUCSON, Arizona -- University of Arizona Parking & Transportation Services reports they love their new parking enforcement vehicle, a solar-electric truck from ZAP that went into service this week on the Tucson campus.
PTS says the main attraction for the new electric vehicle is that it gets part of its charge from the sun. According to statements in the campus newspaper, the Xebra was purchased to replace a 1998 gas engine pickup. The University says it has not purchased a gas vehicle since 2003 after implementing a purchasing policy for alternative fuels.
El Pollo Loco CEO Plugs Xebra Electric Car in USA Today
“We deliver” it reads along the side of El Pollo Loco's electric delivery vehicles. CEO Steve Carley delivers the goods for El Pollo Loco, a 386-store chicken chain that employs 4,000 people, not including those working at 247 franchise restaurants.
CEO Radio Network Interviews ZAP on Electric Car Stimulus Incentives
ZAP Alias Appears at February 2009 Dealer Seminar
SANTA ROSA, California (February 24, 2009) – Steve Schneider, the Chief Executive Officer of ZAP (OTC BB: ZAAP), a leading source of electric transportation, was interviewed last night by John McDermott on CEO Radio Network.
The interview with Steve Schneider is available at the following URL: http://www.zapworld.com/files/Updated%20content/ZAP.mp3.
ZAP Alias Electric Car to Compete for the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE
SANTA ROSA, CA (Feb 2, 2009) -- The Alias electric car from industry pioneer ZAP (OTC BB:ZAAP.OB) has been accepted to compete for the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE.
The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE (PIAXP) is a technology-neutral competition open to teams from around the world that can design and build production-capable 100 MPGe (miles per gallon energy equivalent) vehicles that are affordable and meet market needs for capability, safety and performance.
The ZAP Alias is a 100% plug-in 2-seater capable of freeway speeds that will compete in the alternative category of the PIAXP, which was formed to encourage creativity in vehicle designs. The alternative class requires only two seats and an effective cruising range of 100 miles.
