ZAP Hires Former Segway and JVC Sales Executives.

Company Recruits Talent to Expand New Markets

SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- ZAP [NYSE Arca:ZP] today announced the hiring of senior sales executives Guy Alderton and Steve Tucker to lead ZAP's Power Systems and Portable Energy business units.

ZAP's revenues for the first six months of 2006 have surpassed all of 2005 with demand for ZAP's full-line of advanced transportation and technologies. ZAP is recruiting Alderton and Tucker to help lead sales efforts to expand sales for ZAP Portable Energy and ZAP Power Systems, formerly ZAP Consumer Products.

"ZAP is thrilled to welcome such strong industry talent to its team," said ZAP CEO Steve Schneider. "Guy Alderton and Steve Tucker exemplify ZAP's ability to attract leading talent as well as ZAP's growing strategic importance in the new transportation and personal electronics markets. ZAP is a company to watch!"

Guy Alderton, a former North American Vice President of Sales for Segway, signed with ZAP's Power Systems division in September, which includes sales for the ZAPPY3 personal transporters, off-road vehicles, seascooters and more. Alderton brings a track record of building sales teams within the emerging personal transportation market. More recently, Alderton was Director of Business Development for NetBotz, a manufacturer of an IP based physical security monitoring device. Alderton has also held positions at Nextel Communications, rising to Director of Commercial Sales with responsibility for Nextel's direct and indirect channel partnership. Alderton brings to ZAP experience to compliment its business plan in the consumer market for personal transportation and recreational vehicles.

Steve Tucker recently joined ZAP to further the development of its Portable Energy business unit. Tucker formerly headed up Merchandising and Operations of Fry's Electronics Home Audio, Portable Audio and Car Audio Departments. During his tenure Fry's Electronics grew from being three stores to the current 18-unit chain of electronics superstores. Prior to Fry's, Tucker spearheaded US sales for JVC Video and Color TV and helped to take JVC beyond the $1 Billion sales benchmark. Tucker's experience in the consumer electronics industry will assist in the development and marketing for ZAP's advanced battery technologies.

About ZAP

ZAP has been a leader in advanced transportation technologies since 1994, delivering over 90,000 vehicles to consumers in more than 75 countries. ZAP is at the forefront of fuel-efficient transportation with new technologies including energy efficient gas systems, hydrogen, electric, fuel cell, alcohol, hybrid and other innovative power systems. For more information, visit http://www.zapworld.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that relate to future plans or projected results of ZAP are 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "PSLRA"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the PSLRA, and all such statements fall under the 'safe harbor' provisions of the PSLRA. ZAP's actual results may vary materially from those described in any 'forward-looking statement' due to, among other possible reasons, the continued acceptance of ZAP's products, increased levels of competition, new products and technological changes, ZAP's dependence on third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights, and the realization of any of the other risks described in ZAP's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, or in any of ZAP's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this press release are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.