news 2008
- ZAP Delivers New 4-Wheel Electric Truck-Nov,25,2008
- ZAP Debuts New Recharge-It-All for Powering iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm and Other Mobile Electronics-Sep,10,2008
- $68 Million in Kentucky Manufacturing Incentives Fast Tracks Electric Vehicle Talks at ZAP Headquarters With Integrity Manufactu-Aug,18,2008
- ZAP CEO and Al Yousuf COO Show Support for Kentucky Governor Signing Executive Order for 40 MPH Electric Car-Aug,6,2008
- Former Pirelli North America CEO Says Time Is Right for Electric Vehicles; Announces International Distribution With ZAP-July,29,2008
- El Pollo Loco Rolls Out ZAP Electric Vehicles for Local Deliveries-Jul,24,2008
- Electric Car Firm ZAP Names New Chairman, Mr. Eqbal Al Yousuf of Dubai-May 27 2008
- Coca-Cola in Uruguay Using ZAP Xebra Trucks to Test New Urban Distribution Model -Jan,23,2008
news 2009
- ZAP Enters China Electric Vehicle Market with Holley Group, the Global Leader in Electric Power Meters-Dec,16,2009
- UPS Leasing a Total of 92 ZAP Electric Trucks-Dec,11,2009
- ZAP Exhibits Its Alias Electric Sports Car in New York City and Competes for Automotive Prize-Oct,19,2009
- French Technology Exec to Chair Advisory Board for ZAP Electric Vehicles-Sep,17,2009
- U.S. Military Reorders ZAP Electric Truck -Sep,9,2009
- Priscilla M. Lu, Ph.D. to Chair Electric Vehicle Pioneer ZAP Board-Aug,21,2009
- ZAP and ETI Tech of Malaysia Sign Binding MOU for Electric Vehicle Joint -Aug,20,2009
- ZAP Shipping Trucks to United States Military-June,16,2009
- ZAP Elects Vetran Toyota Manufacturing Exec to Board-Jun,9,2009
- ZAP Cheers Electric Car Tax Credits in Stimulus Act-Feb,18,2009
- ZAP to Introduce Electric Van and Truck at Nation's Largest Auto Dealer Expo January 24-Jan,23,2009
ZAP Delivers Fleet of Electric Trucks
August 4, 2010
SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electric vehicle pioneer ZAP (OTCBB:ZAAP - News) today announced that its newest dealer, Alvarez ZAP, has opened in Riverside, California and will be serving commercial and government markets throughout the entire Inland Empire.
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Alvarez ZAP has delivered its first shipment of six electric trucks to the City of Riverside during a Grand Opening press conference last week. While accepting keys to one of the vehicles, Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge said, “Today we take another step forward in the greening of Riverside by transitioning from gas to electrically operated vehicles. We are proud to add ZAP trucks to our fleet.”
Dealer president, Ramon Alvarez is widely recognized as one of the leading Hispanic entrepreneurs in the Inland Empire through his long time affiliation with Lincoln, Mercury and Jaguar. Also attending the Grand Opening were six City Councils members and the City Manager as well as Joel Ayala representing the Governors’ office of Economic Development.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Alvarez to the New Motor Vehicle Board in March 2007 and Alvarez is now a Vice President of that organization. He stated, “As a member of the New Motor Vehicle Board, I have seen the evolution of alternative energy vehicles to the point where they are moving into the automotive mainstream and I believe ZAP represents the best opportunity to capitalize on that trend.”
Commenting on Alvarez’s decision to become the newest ZAP electric vehicle dealer, ZAP CEO Steven Schneider said, “Ramon has passion and understanding…he genuinely gets it. He knows the importance that new energy vehicles play today and in the marketplace of tomorrow.”
Zapping high fuel costs
July 28, 2010 By TIFFANY RAY
Expanding electric car company gains a dealership in the Inland Empire
Electric vehicles are on their way to Riverside with the opening of the Inland region's first Zap dealership.
Ramon Alvarez C., owner of Alvarez Jaguar and Alvarez Lincoln-Mercury in the Riverside Auto Center, has opened Alvarez Zap alongside his other businesses with plans to market the company's existing lineup of low-speed vehicles primarily to commercial buyers, and to be a part of Zap's next step into the consumer market.
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"I've always wanted to expand my business, and I've been watching Zap for the last 15 years," Alvarez said. "It's a growing company."
With the new dealership, Alvarez becomes the Zap distributor for the Inland region, parts of Los Angeles County, and Mexico, said Jeff Gettys, a district manager for Zap in Laguna Niguel.
The dealership officially opened about a week ago, Alvarez said.
So far, there are few telltale signs of its presence, save for a row of small, gleaming white trucks lining one wall at the back of Alvarez' existing dealership. But Zap has already landed its first customer -- the city of Riverside, which has purchased a half dozen electric Zaptruck XL vehicles. The city will take delivery during a grand-opening ceremony Thursday at the dealership.
Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge said the new Zap trucks would join the city's increasingly fuel-efficient fleet.
"We want to be a place where electric vehicles are used, both in terms of fleets and in terms of customer choice," he said Santa Rosa-based Zap began in 1994 as a manufacturer of electric bicycle kits in Sebastopol and today sells electric vehicles around the world. There are about 60 Zap dealerships around the U.S., Gettys said. Alvarez Zap is the 15th California location.
In addition to the Zaptruck XL, the company offers a shuttle van, a three-wheeled scooter and two-wheeled motorbike and an electric ATV they call "The Dude." The products retail for anywhere from about $400 to $15,000.
The company also is in the process of purchasing a majority stake in Jonway, the China-based manufacturer of Zap vehicles.
Economic troubles have taken a huge toll on the auto industry in recent years, but for Zap, Alvarez said, "I think the future is wide open.
Economic troubles have taken a huge toll on the auto industry in recent years, but for Zap, Alvarez said, "I think the future is wide open.
The whole auto industry wants to be more environmentally responsible, and you're hearing a lot of that in the media.
The difference is that Zap is producing cars right now."
In addition to helping to reduce air pollution, electric vehicles cost only 2 cents per mile to fuel, he said. "Clearly, there is a demand in the consumer base for these types of cars."
Alvarez is expecting a new shipment of vehicles next week and plans to reconfigure his existing dealerships to make space for a Zap showroom.
Karl Brauer, a senior analyst for Edmunds.com, said electric vehicles have been a niche product for a long time, but have gotten more attention in recent years, and the major manufacturers are taking notice.
"I just don't think you can deny the desire to have a car like that," he said.
"We're at the very beginning of this process, but I think it's going to move more quickly in the next five years than in the past 25."
Zap electric car cruises Las Vegas for Domino's pizza delivery
May,9,2007 By Sebastian Blanco
Get the door, it's a three-wheeled electric car.
Get the door, it's a three-wheeled electric car.
This week, in Las Vegas (where else?), Domino's Pizza started testing pizza deliveries using Zap! Xebras. The Chicago-based Electric Vehicle Company supplied the Xebras to Domino's for use in the company's Worldwide Rally. The test is being explained as both an environment- and cost-saving move, and Jim Stansik, Domino's executive vice president of Franchise Development, said in a statement that, "Today it is not uncommon to have your Domino's pizza delivered by bicycle, scooter or car around the world. Looking toward tomorrow, Domino's is committed to also being a responsible consumer of our planet's natural resources by testing the feasibility of using electric vehicles in our stores." Zap! CEO Steve Shneider spoke about the Domino's partnership when he was on CNBC last week. And Autoblog likes it, too.
No word on how the tests went, but I hope people tipped the EV driver well. There are two more pictures of the Zapizza car after the jump.
No word on how the tests went, but I hope people tipped the EV driver well. There are two more pictures of the Zapizza car after the jump.
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