ZAP (vehicle manufacturer)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ZAP

logo
legal form Incorporated
ISIN US98912M2017
founding 1994
Seat Santa Rosa , California , USA
Branch Electric vehicle manufacturer
Website www.zapworld.com ( Memento from June 23, 2017 in the Internet Archive )

ZAP is a manufacturer of electric cars , electric scooters, electric bicycles, and electric quads in the United States , based in Santa Rosa . ZAP stands for Zero Air Pollution (in German about no air pollution ). The company is listed on the stock exchange.

With the majority stake in Zhejiang Jonway Automobile , it was reported that ZAP had changed its name to Zap Jonway . According to a document from 2016, the company ZAP is said to have remained independent, while Jonway has become part of the scope of consolidation.

The current status of the company is unclear. The company's website was last accessible in mid-2017.

history

ZAP was founded in 1994. In 1997, ZAP invented the Zappy, a small electric scooter, of which 2000 copies were sold in the following year thanks to prominent product placement. Due to poor management, the share price fell from $ 13 to $ 5.50 between December 1999 and April 2000. Due to falling sales and share prices (which plummeted to 21 US cents), ZAP entered bankruptcy proceedings in March 2002, which were completed in July of the same year.

In 2005, ZAP was 76,500 copies of the Smart at DaimlerChrysler in order to rebuild at this in electric vehicles. Since DaimlerChrysler had no confidence in the company's promises, it did not accept the contract. As a result, ZAP sued the German group for unfair competition. That lawsuit was dismissed in 2006.

ZAP also announced a market launch of the Brazilian Obvio for 2007 in 2005 , which presumably never took place. In 2007, ZAP founded the Dezhou Fulu Vehicle joint venture in cooperation with the Chinese manufacturer Shandong Jindalu Vehicle .

In 2008, ZAP's vehicles were referred to as Vaporware .

In January 2011, ZAP acquired a 51 percent stake in the Chinese automobile manufacturer Zhejiang Jonway Automobile and is said to have changed its name to Zap Jonway .

Models

ZAP Xebra

2007 ZAP Xebra sedan at the Chicago Auto Show

The Xebra was a three-wheeler that was manufactured as a four-door sedan and a two-door small delivery van. According to the manufacturer, it should reach a speed of around 65 km / h with a range of around 65 kilometers. Test reports, on the other hand, indicate a range of only 27 kilometers. An increased need for repairs was also criticized. Initially, the vehicle could not be registered in the US state of Massachusetts .

The delivery van version was also known as a Zaptruck .

According to its own press release from 2008, the vehicle was also registered for the UK. According to the company, the model was sold until 2011.

In 2013, ZAP was court compelled to recall and scrap 691 2008 model year vehicles manufactured by Qingqi Group Motorcycle due to inadequate brakes.

Alias ​​and ZAP-X

The ZAP Alias ​​was a three-wheeled vehicle model with an electric drive (two wheels in front, one in the back) and should have a range of over 160 km on one battery charge and a top speed of around 160 km / h.

In cooperation with Lotus Design , ZAP developed the four-door crossover sport utility vehicle ZAP-X. The launch of this model was questioned in 2007. It is unclear and doubtful whether either of these two models was ever mass-produced.

ZAPTRUCK

ZAPTRUCK XL

A four-wheeled delivery van was produced under the name ZAPTRUCK XL. The vehicle was manufactured by Wuling . It is based on the LZW6370.

Zap Jonway

After 2011, various vehicles were marketed under the Zap Jonway brand. These were not imported into the United States according to the latest archived version of the website.

See also

Web links

Commons : ZAP  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Andrew S. Ross: Santa Rosa's Zap merges with China's Jonway , in: SFgate.com of July 8, 2010.
  2. ↑ a b Form 10-K for Fiscal Year 2015 , filed with the SEC.
  3. ↑ a b Randall Sullivan, Hype Machine: Searching for ZAP's Fleet of No-Show Green Cars , in: Wired, March 24, 2008.
  4. ↑ Erik van Ingen Schenau: Catalog of the present Chinese motor production ( Memento of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (2008 edition).
  5. ↑ About us. In: en.gfulu.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Donal Fagan: Zap Electric Vehicles: We Won't Get Fooled Again. In: thetruthaboutcars.com. April 4, 2008, accessed February 20, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Nathan Halverson, Zap Jonway posts $ 9.9 million loss , in The Press Democrat, May 25, 2011.
  8. ↑ Zap! Xebra: The EV No One Needs to Know About. In: blog.consumerguide.com. August 22, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2019 .
  9. ^ Paul Niedermeyer: 2008 Zap Xebra Review. In: thetruthaboutcars.com. November 27, 2009, accessed February 20, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Keith Barry, Pulls the Plug on ZAP's EV , in: Wired, July 31, 2008.
  11. ^ Solar-Electric Truck a Green Addition to Campus Streets on uanews.arizona.edu.
  12. ↑ ZAP Electric Car Gets a Free Ride in London ( Memento from January 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  13. ↑ Zap settles recall suit with $ 2M in refunds. In: northbaybusinessjournal.com. August 5, 2013, accessed February 22, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Samuel Abuelsamid: More renderings of Zap's next vapor EV, the Alias. In: autoblog.com. August 15, 2007, accessed February 22, 2019 .
  15. ^ Lascelles Linton: Zap-X, a normal electric car, "months" away? In: autoblog.com. October 12, 2007, accessed February 22, 2019 .
  16. ↑ ZAP TRUCK-XL 2009 Owner's and Operator's Manual. In: manualslib.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019 .
  17. ^ Automotive News China. In: autonewschina.com. September 16, 2009, accessed March 3, 2019 .
  18. ↑ GM, Zap both interested in the same Wuling Sunshine minitruck (w / VIDEO). In: autoblog.com. Accessed March 3, 2019 .
  19. ^ ZAP Distributing Electric Vehicles From Wuling Motors Of China at www.smallvehicleresource.com.
  20. ↑ Author: History: the Wuling LZW6370A minivan from China. In: carnewschina.com. January 25, 2012, accessed March 3, 2019 .