First Smart Car Americanized by ZAP to be Sold and Delivered to Consumer in Reno, Nevada on May 17 Historic Moment for ZAP as it Plans to Deliver Famous High-Efficiency Micro-Car from Europe During Time of Record Gas Prices RENO, Nev., May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ZAP (OTC:ZAPZ) (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) , pioneering the next generation of advanced transportation and energy technologies, has announced the delivery of the first Smart Car Americanized by ZAP. An authorized ZAP auto dealer will sell and deliver the car to a Nevada consumer in Reno on May 17. WHAT: Sale and delivery of first U.S. Compliant Smart Car Americanized by ZAP (http://www.zapworld.com/) WHEN: Tuesday morning, May 17, 2005 (Time to be determined, call below for update) WHERE: Reno, Nevada (Location to be announced, call below for update) WHO: Nevada residents, husband and wife ZAP Auto Dealers of Reno, Nevada ZAP (http://www.zapworld.com/) Representative WHY: First U.S. sale and delivery of legal Smart Car to a consumer One of the world's most efficient internal combustion cars delivered at a time of record U.S. gas prices Announcement of first ZAP authorized auto dealers in U.S. VISUALS: Key Hand-Over, Shots of Husband and Wife accepting first car from auto dealers and driving home Test rides available to the media INFO: ZAP Media Contact, Alex Campbell, 707-525-8658 Ext. 241 About ZAP 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. 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 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. DATASOURCE: ZAP CONTACT: media, Alex Campbell of ZAP, +1-707-525-8658, ext. 241, or ; or investors, Paul Karon of Trilogy Capital Partners, Inc., +1-800-342-1467, or , for ZAP Web site: http://www.zapworld.com/

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