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0Zap bringing electric taxi, Alias to Shanghai Auto Show; promises production later this year 1303225140
About a year ago, we got our first glimpse of the electric taxi from Zap. There were hints in that vehicle about what was to happen: the taxi was an electrified version of a Jonway A380 SUV, which itself was a knock-off of the second-gen Toyota Rav4. In July 2010, Zap and Jonway officially ...
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X-Prize in-fighting goes public as Li-Ion Motors tries to back out of prize-sharing agreement 1290538920
Automotive X Prize winner Li-ion Motors may have tarnished its reputation soon after the Wave II claimed the top spot in the Alternative Side-by-Side Class. As we reported previously, four out of the five teams competing in the category signed an agreement, drafted on spiral bound notebook ...
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Remy HVH250 motor to drive ZAP's electric vehicle lineup 1289426400
Remy Electric Motors, the Pendleton, IN-based automotive supplier, has been selected by Zap, a California-based electric vehicle producer, to supply motors for all of the automaker's cars and trucks sold across the globe. Remy's HVH 250 electric motor – the one Steve Burns, president of ...
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Automotive X Prize: And the winners are ... 1284646380
Automotive X-Prize vehicles line up in the Knockout Stage – Click above for high-res image galleryLadies and gentlemen, it's time to meet the winners of the 2010 Progressive Insurance Automotive X-Prize. But before we get to declaring the victors, let's take one last look at the ... -
Automotive X-Prize: finalists announced, X-Tracer now last team standing in Tandem class 1280257260
Automotive X-Prize Knockout Stage – Click above for high-res image galleryLadies and gentlemen, meet your finalists for the Automotive X-Prize: Mainstream Class Edison2, Very Light Car (team name, car name) Alternative Class - Tandem X-Tracer, E-Tracer Alternative Class - ...
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Zap merges with China's Jonway Automobile 1278709260
We'll level with you on this one. We all know that Zap has seemingly had some, ahem... interesting business practices in the past. And we're not really sure what to make of this latest news, either. With that in mind, here's the main point: Zap has merged (or bought, depending on your viewpoint) ...
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AFVI 2010: Zap Dude is not an urban achiever 1273676040
Zap Dude – Click above for high-res image galleryLast month, Zap introduced the all-electric Dude, an off-road ATV. The company has sold a half-dozen of the $5,495 units and has "a warehouse full" of them ready to go out the door to a good home, according to Zap regional manager Dennis ... -
Automotive X-Prize: Zap Alias can stop, swerve at MIS 1273443120
Zap Alias – Click above for high-res image galleryZap had some things easier and some things harder at the Shakedown stage of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X-Prize last week. The team's three-wheeled Alias vehicle easily passed the accident avoidance course at 46 miles per hour and, ... -
Zap Alias electric trike to be built in China by Jonway 1272657660
Zap Alias – Click above for high-res image gallerySanta Rosa California based Zap has expanded its relationship with Chinese automaker Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Ltd. to include manufacturing of the Alias electric trike. The Alias is a battery-powered two-seater that Zap has been in ... -
Automotive X Prize revs up for Michigan events, Knockout Stage starts next week 1272567360
Governor Granholm and X-Prize CEO Peter Diamandis in the Amp'd Sky – Click above for high-res image galleryAt the official kick-off event for the Progressive Insurance Automotive X-Prize in Lansing, MI today, the same cars, most of the same people and the same "news" was delivered as we ...
