Talks About Cars

ZAP, a company that supports environmental causes, in collaboration with Youngman Automotive Group, the leading luxury coach and high-quality commercial truck manufacturer in China, and Lotus Engineering, same firm that helped develop ZAP’s famous Tesla Roadster, is planning to introduce its $30,000 electric sports car called ZAP ALIAS, news from ecofriendlydriver.com, said.

The ALIAS is a three-wheeled vehicle that runs via two in-wheel 320 horsepower motors. It is equipped with a hybrid range extender and could travel for 150 miles on just one charge. According to ZAP, ALIAS has a maximum speed capacity that reaches up to 120 miles per hour.

Ideally, ZAP aims to release the ALIAS by mid-2009. Lotus Engineering Chief Executive Officer Albert Lam supports that vision saying that based from their initial project development plan and discussions with other technology and engineering partners, that timeline is attainable.

Just recently, Zap and China Youngman Automotive Group announced their joint venture to revive the 100 year-old electric car brand Detroit Electric that has been an American icon in terms of the most popular electric cars in auto history. The ZAP ALIAS will be one of the cars to carry the two companies’ new brand, along with other new vehicle technologies that are expected to bring more jobs to citizens of California.

According to autobloggreen.com, ZAP is planning to organize a presentation about Detroit Electric for North American auto dealers on this year’s National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) auto show, the largest auto show for dealers worldwide.