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(NewsUSA) - Electric cars have huge potential to change the
auto industry, particularly with rising gas prices, but a new design out of California targets the
niche of busy urban drivers.

The new Zap Xebra all-electric car is a 40-mph, three-wheeled
automobile that was designed for people who do a lot of in-town driving. Unlike hybrids, the Zap
car needs no gas at all - just plug into any conventional outlet.

Publicly owned Zap (stock
symbol: ZP) sees a market with multi-car families that are looking for the fuel-savings benefits
electrics can offer for commuting, errands or government and corporate fleet use.

"Many
people buy electric cars because they want to use them when they don't need their gas cars," said
Alex Campbell, spokesman for Zap. "What they quickly realize is that most of their daily trips are
perfect for electric cars, and realistically it becomes the first car."

According to Zap,
studies show most driving trips are within 20 miles of home, distances well within the city limit
for the Xebra, which can travel up to 40 miles per charge.

According to a study by the
Green Car Institute, 15 percent of all cars sold could be electric today. When consumers have a
choice between driving an electric car and a gas car, they choose the electric car 90 percent of
the time.

Zap says its Xebra project is the offspring of more than three decades of thought
and evolution in electric transportation. This car was created from the ground up because the use
and purpose of electric vehicles is different than gas cars.

At about 4 cents per mile
compared to 15 cents or more for gas, there is no comparison for cost-conscious consumers. With
rising gas prices, people might be much more open to this unique new cost-effective
design.

For more information on the Zap Xebra, visit www.zapworld.com
or call (800)

251-4555.

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