Automotive Pioneer ZAP to Present at Southern California Investment Association Conference Investment Community Offered Preview of New 60-MPG Smart Car from Europe NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced automotive technology pioneer ZAP (OTC:ZAPZ) (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) announced today that it will be presenting at the Southern California Investment Association (SCIA) Conference on December 4 in Newport Beach, California. SCIA holds regular forums as part of its mission to facilitate stock support and capital formation for select companies. The organization is a national alliance of more than 200 firms and investment professionals, including NASD member firms, investment bankers, investment advisors, analysts, capital formation services, investor relations, industry consultants, securities attorneys, media and accredited investors. The organization's goal is to assist its member network and to build exposure and support for small-to-medium listed and emerging-growth companies by providing a bimonthly forum. The SCIA forums showcase cutting-edge national and international presenting companies. "We are pleased to present the ZAP story to the Southern California investment community as well as the investment community at large," said ZAP CEO Steve Schneider. "We look forward to reporting on some of ZAP's important successes and milestones during the past year, including federal approval for U.S. sale of the 60-MPG SMART Car through ZAP's auto dealer network. We would also like to share and educate attendees on ZAP's plans for its electric cars as well as our recent developments involving hydrogen fuel cells." ZAP unveiled the SMART Car to U.S. consumers last week at the San Francisco International Auto Show, announcing that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a Letter of Conformity for the 60-MPG car. This regulatory approval clears the way for ZAP to begin organizing U.S. marketing and distribution with a near-term goal of 150 dealer outlets by second quarter of fiscal year 2005. For more information abouty the SCIA or its conferences, visit their website at http://www.sciaonline.org/ . About ZAP ZAP has been a leader in clean transportation technologies since 1994, delivering more than 85,000 vehicles to customers in more than 60 countries. A public company, ZAP is traded on the Over-the-Counter stock exchange under the symbol ZAPZ. The company offers a variety of advanced technology vehicles, including electric cars, bicycles, scooters, motorbikes, underwater scooters and more. For more information, visit http://www.zapworld.com/ or call +1-707-525-8658. 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. DATASOURCE: ZAP CONTACT: media, Alex Campbell, +1-707-525-8658, ext. 241, or , or investors, Steven Kim, +1-707-525-8658 ext. 298, or , both of ZAP Web site: http://www.zapworld.com/

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