ZAP Shines with Solar Electric Car at San Francisco International Auto Show
New XEBRA XERO with rooftop solar panel to
debut in San Francisco November 18 (2006)
Contact: Eveline Souza ? (707) 525-8658, x 216 esouza@zapworld.com
New XEBRA XERO with rooftop solar panel to
debut in San Francisco November 18 (2006)
Contact: Eveline Souza ? (707) 525-8658, x 216 esouza@zapworld.com
SAN FRANCISCO, California (November 7, 2006) ? ZAP (NYSE Arca: ZP) in its campaign against Global Warming, plans to introduce a new XEBRA electric car at the San Francisco International Auto Show, November 18 to 26. (2006) Called the XEBRA XERO, the car is ZAP?s first production electric vehicle that incorporates solar power.
Northern California's ZAP, which says it stands for Zero Air Pollution, is introducing the new XEBRA XERO as one of the first electric vehicles for sale that can truly be Zero Air Pollution by recharging from the sun. While electric cars are 90 percent less polluting than standard gasoline cars, the XERO allows the user who has a very short commute to own a vehicle that can refuel on a cheap and renewable resource -- sunlight. It can recharge while parking in any open space exposed to direct sunlight.
?If the XEBRA XERO is exposed to sunlight during the day, and your commute is short, you can get pure solar powered driving,? says the Chairman of ZAP Gary Starr. ?If you want to ensure 100 percent solar generated commuting, you can purchase a larger system that can sit on your rooftop.?
Starr believes the main reasons people are choosing alternative fuel transportation are the growing relevance of the environment and the feeling of energy independence. There are also other advantages of using solar panels with your electric car. Studies have shown that solar power charging systems can double the life of batteries. Panels consume no fuel and have no moving parts to wear out. The only maintenance is to occasionally wash for highest performance.
Recently, ZAP announced a US-China joint venture established to design and manufacture vehicles that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
About ZAP
ZAP, Zero Air Pollution, 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.
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There are other manufacturers of smaller electric cars that go farther and faster. It is getting too late for me to find them again tonight. There are electric bicycles, tricycles, rickshaws, and scooters also, but then you are open to the elements. And they can't carry much cargo.
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