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ZAP is an American electric vehicle company that designs, produces and markets vehicles including automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, scooters, personal watercraft, hovercraft, ATVs, neighborhood electric vehicles and commercial vehicles. The name stands for ''Zero Air Pollution''. The company headquarters are located in Santa Rosa, California. ==History== ZAP Power Systems (for zero air pollution), was launched by Jim McGreen in 1992 with the goal of designing, building and selling innovative electric vehicles. The company was incorporated on September 23, 1994 as ''ZAP Power Systems''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ZAP (Form: DEF 14A, Received: 09/20/2002 12:21:57) )〕 of Sebastopol, California, by McGreen, Gary Starr where they started manufacturing electric powered kits and bikes and then later the zappy scooter. In 1993 Automotive News named Starr among the top ten authorities in the electric car industry. He had previous experience with electric cars, including his work at ''Solar Electric Engineering''〔 〕 and ''U.S. Electricar'', which converted hundreds of vehicles including trucks for Ford and General Motors and is currently known as Enova Systems. Starr was involved in electric conversion projects, various production cars and kit cars.〔Parrish〕 1995 – Manufacture of electric bicycle systems, products included ZAP DX〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Electric Bicycle History | V is for Voltage electric vehicle forum )〕 and SX,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=bikes specifications specifications )〕 as well as the ElectriCruiser, PowerBike, S&W Patrol Bike,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mechanical Engineering Power )〕 ZAPTRIKE.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ZAP – ZAAP Securities Registration: Small Business (SB-2/A) FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS )〕 1996 – Launched direct public offering stock, debuted an advanced Tricyclopod, the ''Zappy'' folding electric scooter (invented by co-founder McGreen).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ELECTROSOURCE and ZAP Power Systems sign electric bike agreement )〕 1997 – Arrangement with Chinese bicycle companies for ZAP's drive system supply. In April, agrees to sell electric bikes to Brunswick Corp, by May signed a distribution agreement with Fondmetal Export AG export company. 1998 – First electric bike store opened in San Francisco. Starr and ZAP was honored with CALSTART's 1998 Blue Sky Merit Award. CALSTART,"Gary Starr has probably been responsible for the marketing of more EVs than anyone I can think of," said CALSTART CEO Mike Gage. "Responsible for more than 20 thousand, I think that is more than all the tier one automakers." 1999 – Corporate name change, multiple international agreements signed, and announced the launch of the "Z-Boat". 2000 – Introduced a line of sea scooters with battery-powered propulsion, and the ''KICK-PUSH Scooter''.〔 〕 Management additions,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ZAP Appoints John Dabels as President )〕 as a result of the acquisition in 1999 of EMB. 2001 – Solar powered scooter introduced.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ZAP Introduces SKOOTR-X, Rolling Blackout Edition (OTCBB:ZAAP) )〕 Name change to "ZAP". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ZAP (motor company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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