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

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 news relating to the Santa Rosa, CA company was the collapse of plans for a venture to build a plant in Kentucky. This week however, Zap claimed it received "up to $25 Million" in new funding. Watch out for that "up to" part. Venture capital firm Cathay Capital is reportedly putting in $5 million up front for 20 million shares of Zap common stock. ... Read more →

Zap Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky tries to keep local plant dream alive Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

Integrity Manufacturing closes up, no Zaps coming from Kentucky Sam Abuelsamid

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, ...

VIDEO: Zap Alias prototype in action Sam Abuelsamid

In the last couple of years, Zap has become better known for questionable financial dealings and breathless press releases than actual products. Hopefully, what we have here is a sign of something ...

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 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 ill-fated Kentucky plant groundbreaking, would also be on display. It was in mid-2007 that Zap ...

Zap will unveil new Alias model, low-speed Shuttle van at NADA 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 five-passenger, low-speed electric van at the show. Unlike the Zap Xebra, the new Zap Shuttle has four ...

Number 20: Top 20 most exciting green cars we wish we could buy today: Anything from ZAP 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

ZAP has proven to be an excellent company when it comes to issuing press releases. They have also offered some nice products in the past, like the Zappy line of scooters. For some, the Xebra (see gallery below) fits their needs quite nicely, and for those people, ZAP is a fine company. For the rest ...

Prospective Zap dealer chokes on electric vapor! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The world desperately needs vehicles with alternative powertrains, such as battery electrics. The potential to make a killing in the business is huge, as is the potential to lose everything. The auto industry - as anyone who has ever gotten involved in it knows - is hugely capital intensive so ...

Don't hold your breath for a Zap Alias in 2008 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

When Zap announced plans for a new high performance electric three wheeler called the Alias earlier this summer, they indicated that it would arrive before the even more vaporous Zap-X, sometime in 2008. If you were saving your pennies for this lithium ion-powered trike, it looks like you'll have ...


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