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Another Electric Vehicle on the Road
December 21, 2007

Posted by CindyC in : Opinions & Thoughts , trackback

While walking my dog the other day, I saw this strange looking moving vehicle coming down the street. It bears some resemblance to a traditional car but more futuristic looking and has only 3 wheels. As it quietly drove by, I noticed it was a “Zap” car. Since it was so curious looking, I looked up Zap when I got home. Apparently, Zap or Zero Air Pollution, is a maker and distributor of electric vehicles, based in Santa Rosa, CA.

The model I saw was the Xebra Sedan, a 3 wheel motorcycle with maximum speed of 40 MPH and can be recharged at any electrical outlet.

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Zap offers several different product lines including “trucks”, scooters and the new Zap-X Crossover Vehicle co-developed with Lotus Engineering.
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Although somewhat unconventional looking, Zap is gaining some headway with businesses. UPS branch in Petaluma recently leased a fleet of Zap trucks for small package deliveries, in effort to reduce carbon emissions.

However, Zap is in heavy competition for this now hot EV market. Based on the count by Autoblog Green, there are at least 20 start-ups working on electric vehicles, including Tesla, Zenn, Phoenix Motorcars and Think. I guess only time will tell which ones will persevere.

CindyC at Organicpicks

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Comments»

1. Alex - December 21, 2007

Go and take a test drive. Driving electric is addicting!

2. Alex - December 21, 2007

Cindy - It’s interesting to see some of the larger car manufacturers embrace alternative technologies after many years of adhering to a “bigger is better” mentality. Hopefully the trend will continue. I think most of us are a little tired of seeing row after row of all terrain and 4wd vehicles lined up at the store when we go shopping! Cheers, Alex.