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Integrity Manufacturing closes up, no Zaps coming from Kentucky

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 was looking for never materialized and the accounts simply ran dry. Integrity had hoped to employ up to 4,000 people building EVs, although employment peaked at 200 in the middle of 2008. Zap spokesman Alex Campbell told the Louisville ... Read more →

Video and pics of running Zap Alias prototype in New Orleans Sebastian Blanco

Say what you want about Zap (and we have), at the very least the company has brought a rolling prototype of the Alias three-wheeled electric vehicle to New Orleans. Zap will be unveiling this ...

Zap will bring red Alias prototype to New Orleans Sebastian Blanco

We mentioned earlier today that Zap will be showing off a new low-speed Shuttle van at the NADA expo this weekend in New Orleans. That post included a note that the Alias, which was a part of the ...

Zap will unveil new Alias model, low-speed Shuttle van at NADA Sebastian Blanco

Zap is coming to New Orleans for the annual National Automobile Dealers Association expo this weekend and is bringing a surprise vehicle with it. The company has announced it will debut a new ...

GE Capital: Kentucky Zap deal? What Kentucky Zap deal? Sebastian Blanco

Click on image above for a high-res gallery of the Zap Xebra PK A little addendum to lasts week's post about Zap's setback with its Kentucky plant. It had been reported that one problem with ...

Got a question for Zap's Gary Starr? Ask away 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Want to know exactly what's going on with Zap? There are a lot of questions floating around about this, shall we say, aspiring company and the folks over at Green Home Huddle have set up an interview with Zap's Gary Starr to get some of them answered. This isn't just any interview, though; it's ...

$84 million ZAP! plant for Kentucky to be announced today 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It looks as though the passing of Xebra-friendly laws and promises of millions of dollars in tax incentives will result in the building of an $84 million ZAP! factory in Kentucky. The governor of the bluegrass state, Steve Beshear, is expected to announce a deal between ZAP! and Integrity ...

Kentucky governor allows LSVs in hopes of luring ZAP! Alias factory 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We recently told you about the Kentucky Senate side-show in which Democrats and Republicans both tried to get legislation started that would make it legal for low-speed vehicles (LSVs) to drive on some roads in the bluegrass state. Now, Governor Steve Beshear has stepped in and signed an executive ...

First glimpse of ZAP Alias prototype revealed in video 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We recently got word that a ZAP Alias prototype had been built but at the time, we couldn't find any pictures. With a link supplied by commenter "Jay," that situation has been somewhat rectified. Although we don't have photos beyond the screen grabs you see above, there is a news video from NBC24 ...

VIDEO: Dutch firms begin flood of electric cars with converted Lotus Elises 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A consortium of Dutch companies under the banner of Electric Cars Europe have decided a little collaboration is in order to help speed up the implementation of electric cars in the Netherlands. With a vision of seeing 26 per cent of Dutch cars powered by electrons by 2025, the consortium's plan has ...

ZAP Alias prototype built; the Obvio disappears 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A while back we were telling you that ZAP was looking for an engineering firm to help make their Alias three-wheeled electric car drawing come to life. It seems Applied Technologies, Inc. has taken up that challenge and, according to the Toledo Blade, there were plans to show off the ...

Zap CEO talks and talks about Zap-X, Alias, Coke deal, and more 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Zap's CEO Steve Schneider did a very interesting audio interview with CEONEWS.Tv recently where he talked about the Zap-X, the Zap-Coke deal and the future of the company. On Zap-X, Schneider says Chinese automaker Youngman owns 51 percent stake in the Detroit Electric joint venture, while Zap owns ...

More renderings of Zap's next vapor EV, the Alias 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Zap is starting to trickle out some more information on their latest announced but as yet invisible project, the Alias. They first announced their intention to develop this new three-wheeler a couple of months ago and indicated that they would provide more details at their July shareholder meeting. ...


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