ZAP's Internet Shopping Mall Adds Action Videos of Electric Vehicles

Business Wire, May 3, 1999

SEBASTOPOL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 1999--

Online shoppers visiting ZAP Power Systems' (OTC BB:ZAPP) Internet Shopping Mall at ZAPBIKES.COM can now watch videos of ZAP's most popular electric bicycles and scooters in action.

ZAP, which stands for Zero Air Pollution, recently expanded its Website to facilitate online shopping for electric vehicles. The Northern California manufacturer of electric vehicles hopes to make ZAPBIKES.COM the best place to learn about and purchase electric vehicles on the Internet.

ZAPBIKES.COM includes a catalog of ZAP's electric bicycle kits, complete electric bicycles, scooters, motorcycles and even electric boats. It also contains franchise information, corporate news, and shareholder information.

ZAP added downloadable video in Quicktime format for three of its most popular products, the ZAPPY, ElectriCruizer, and PATROLBIKE. The ZAPPY is an electric scooter that folds for easy carrying or storage. The ElectriCruizer is an electric bicycle for consumers with a comfortable, classic-style frame design. The PATROLBIKE is ZAP's electric mountain bike designed for law enforcement. Visit ZAP's online catalog for each of these products at ZAPBIKES.COM and click on the icons to download the video. A video on ZAP's home page in RealPlayer format shows inventor Jim McGreen with an electric bicycle. Internet shoppers visiting ZAPBIKES.COM can place their credit card orders directly through the Website.

ZAP has sold thousands of electric bikes and scooters to commuters and recreational cyclists in more than 60 countries. ZAP is a publicly owned corporation with stock trading under the symbol ZAPP. For ordering information, franchise opportunities and shareholder information, visit ZAPBIKES.COM.