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Not-so-shocking admission: Zap kills Xebra, slows development of Alias

Our sleuthing colleagues over at The Truth About Cars have dissected electric car maker Zap's latest 10-Q filing, and they unearthed the following little tidbit: "The decrease of $1.5 million (in revenue) is primarily due to the phase out of our three wheeled Xebra vehicle with reduced selling prices." We can't say that we're particularly shocked that Zap has found it difficult to continue moving its little three-wheeled Xebra contraption, especially with discretionary spending money in such short supply these days and reasonably-priced ... Read more →

U.S. military orders more Zaptruck XLs, Zap ups production schedules Sebastian Blanco

Is it news when a company sells eleven electric vehicles? It is if you're Zap, which issues press releases on a very fast schedule (compared to actual achievements – see Alias), and just ...

ZAP Electric gets up to $25 million (give or take) in fresh funding Sam Abuelsamid

For a company whose reputation such as it is has more often been made on the frequency of its press releases than the actual products it sells Zap has been relatively quiet of late. The last big ...

Zap!, ABAT sign battery distrubution deal for new electric vehicles, will start with scooters Sebastian Blanco

Since 2007, Zap and ABAT (Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc.) have been working together in China on advanced batteries for electric vehicles like the Xebra. This week, ABAT's wholly owned ...

GM, Zap both interested in the same Wuling Sunshine minitruck [w/VIDEO] Sebastian Blanco

For all the problems Zap has had bringing vehicles like the Alias to market, they are taking reservations for the Zap Truck XL, an all-electric four-wheeled vehicle that might be the truck that Zap ...

ZAP working on all-electric pickup truck, wants to build in U.S. 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

In addition to the planned Alias from ZAP, the electric vehicle company reportedly wants to branch into the electric pickup truck market as well. According to the latest in a long line of press releases from ZAP, the company has completed the engineering stage of a project to develop a four-wheel ...

Zap responds to Xebra brake recall notice 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

After reporting on the NHTSA recall of 2008 Zap Xebras we heard back from Zap spokesman Alex Campbell. The federal government doesn't actually do all the regulatory compliance testing for new vehicles. Manufacturers or distributors either do the testing themselves or pay a testing company to do it ...

All 2008 Zap Xebras recalled for inadequate braking systems 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Apparently even the limited safety requirements applied by the U.S. government to vehicles classified as motorcycles were a bit too much for Zap Xebra. The Chinese-built electric vehicles are classed as motorcycles because they only have three wheels, which means they are not subject to crash ...

Zap Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky tries to keep local plant dream alive 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Zap/Kentucky plant story has a new twist. After hearing that Integrity Manufacturing had closed up shop, we now find out that Zap's all-electric Alias might be coming from the Kentucky plant after all. Maybe. Integrity Automotive (as it's named in our new source, the Business First of ...

Integrity Manufacturing closes up, no Zaps coming from Kentucky 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Electric cars are supposed to be quiet, but things just got even quieter in Kentucky. Integrity Manufacturing, which was trying to get a factory going in Kentucky to build Zap electric vehicles, has closed the doors and turned off the lights. Apparently, the $125 million in financing the company ...

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