ZAP to Make Announcement Regarding Smart Car at Santa Ana City Hall, April 19

Test Drive, Ribbon Cutting With Santa Ana Mayor, April 19

SANTA ANA, Calif., April 15 -- ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) , pioneering the next generation of advanced transportation and energy technologies, says it will be making an announcement regarding the Smart Car Americanized by ZAP on April 19 in conjunction with Santa Ana Mayor Miguel A. Pulido and ZAP CEO Steve Schneider.

   WHAT:     Test Drive at City Hall, Announcement regarding Smart Car,
             Ribbon Cutting, Parade of Smart Cars Americanized by ZAP

   WHEN:     Tuesday, April 19, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

   WHERE:    Test drive from Santa Ana City Hall to Smart Car conversion
             facility
             Santa Ana City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, 714-647-6900
             G&K Automotive, 2530 South Birch Street, 714-444-9119
             (See www.zapworld.com for Map of Event)

   WHO:      Miguel A. Pulido, Santa Ana Mayor
             Steve Schneider, CEO of ZAP

   WHY:      Announcement regarding latest developments of Smart Car coming
             to the U.S.

   VISUALS:  Key Hand-Over, Test Ride with Santa Ana Mayor and ZAP CEO
             Smart Car available for test rides to the Media
             Ribbon-Cutting, Smart Car Parade at Conversion Facility

   INFO:     www.zapworld.com/about/news.asp

             ZAP
             Alex Campbell, 707-525-8658 Ext. 241 (Media Relations)
             acampbell@zapworld.com
   or
   Trilogy Capital Partners, Inc.
   Paul Karon, 800-342-1467 (Investor Relations)
   paul@trilogy-capital.com
   
   About ZAP

ZAP, Zero Air Pollution(R), has been a leader in advanced transportation technologies and energy products since 1994. ZAP serves the multibillion-dollar markets for next-generation transportation and power products through three divisions: ZAP Automotive, ZAP Personal Transportation and ZAP Energy. The Company has delivered more than 90,000 fuel-efficient and pollution-free vehicles powered by gasoline, electric, hydrogen and other fuels to customers in more than 75 countries around the world.

ZAP owns the technology developed by Smart-Automobile LLC to Americanize the popular European-made Smart Car, a high-efficiency gas vehicle, for the U.S. marketplace. ZAP Americanizes the Smart Car to meet U.S. federal and state safety and emissions standards. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation have approved a Smart Car model Americanized by ZAP for domestic use in 45 U.S. 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. The Smart Car is manufactured by global automotive company DaimlerChrysler. ZAP purchases its vehicles from non-affiliated direct importer Smart-Automobile LLC.

Cautionary Statement

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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 upon 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.