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ZAP Showcases Energy-Efficient Vehicles at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, January 6-15.


LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  -- Transportation pioneer ZAP (PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. :ZP) will be showcasing an array of fuel efficient vehicles at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show The Los Angeles Auto Show is an annual auto show that takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. The show has been held annually since 1907. , January 6-15 at Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. , Booth Number: K-830, including fuel-efficient cars, all-terrain vehicles, scooters List of scooter models per manufacturer Aprilia
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 and a new all-electric vehicle called the XEBRA(TM).

With the idea of saving gas on everyone's mind these days, ZAP is pushing to expand it business to the automotive market, introducing its new XEBRA(TM), one of the world's only production all-electric cars. Unlike the hybrids currently on the market in the U.S., the ZAP car needs no gas at all -- just plug into any conventional outlet.

ZAP is also showing a fuel-efficient gasoline automobile called the Smart Car Americanized by ZAP. ZAP is organizing a dealer network that caters to fuel-efficient car buyers by manufacturing and distributing cars that utilize advances in automotive technology Noun 1. automotive technology - the activity of designing and constructing automobiles
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engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry
 making them more fuel-efficient and friendlier to the environment. ZAP is working independently to make the Smart Car from Europe available in the U.S., but is also in talks to form other business ventures to import, manufacture and distribute other automobiles. The Company recently signed an agreement to import a Brazilian automobile in 2007.

ZAP is also showcasing its new electric all-terrain vehicles (ATVs, or ATZ ATZ Aerodrome Traffic Zone
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Visitors to ZAP's booth can also get great deals on ZAP's famous line of electric scooters. ZAP has a new three-wheeled electric scooter called the ZAPPY zap·py  
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3 that is much more stable than two-wheeled models, making it easier for beginners and much more maneuverable for advanced riders. The peppy ZAPPY XPRESS is also available and ZAP will be taking orders on-site.

In addition to costing a few pennies per mile in electricity, electric cars are quiet, low-maintenance, and can help reduce smog. According to according to
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 the California Air Resources Board California Air Resources Board (CARB) is the "clean air agency" of the state of California in the United States. Established originally in 1967, it is a part of the California Environmental Protection Agency, an organization which reports directly to the California , electric cars reduce automotive emissions by more than 90 percent, including the emissions from electric power plants. ZAP is also showcasing a range of different advanced technology vehicles, from fun electric scooters and ATVs to full-sized automobiles. Stop by the ZAP Booth, number K-830 for a free "test-zap."

About ZAP

ZAP, Zero Air Pollution(R), 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, trybrid and other innovative power systems. ZAP, Zero Air Pollution(R), has been a leader in advanced transportation technologies since 1994, delivering over 90,000 vehicles to consumers in more than 75 countries. ZAP has a 10-year license with eight and a half years remaining on the technology developed by Smart-Automobile LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

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 to Americanize the popular European-made Smart Car for the U.S. marketplace. ZAP "Americanizes" the Smart Car to meet U.S. federal and state safety and emissions standards through registered importers. ZAP currently complies with regulatory requirements in all states except California and four other states. ZAP is not affiliated with, or authorized by, smart gmbh, the manufacturer of Smart automobiles, or the smartUSA division of Mercedes-Benz LLC, the exclusive authorized U.S. importer and distributor of those vehicles. ZAP purchases its vehicles from non-affiliated direct importer Smart-Automobile LLC. For more information, visit http://www.zapworld.com.

Cautionary Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the Company's products, increased levels of competition for the Company, new products and technological changes, the Company's dependence on third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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