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solarpanelsforhomes said: "Anyone bullish on ZAP (symbol ZAPZ) who sells the smart car which gets 60 miles to the gallon?"
solarpanelsforhomes said: "We just got a nice little spike in volume that pushed the stock up to 2.97. Perhaps ZAPZ will have a good friday in it's last hour of trade.
Here's fresh news just announced minutes ago:
ZAP Displays Next-Generation, Fuel-Efficient SMARTCARS at Santa Rosa Boat, RV and Sport Show
Friday April 8, 2:21 pm ET
ZAP Offers Hands-on Demonstrations of Unique SMARTCAR Micro-coupe to Environmentally Conscious Consumers
SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2005--ZAP (OTCBB:ZAPZ - News), pioneering the next generation of advanced transportation and energy technologies, will be displaying several models of its high-efficiency SMARTCAR vehicles at the Santa Rosa Boat, RV and Sport Show, an annual tribute to the latest recreational vehicles and sporting equipment, to be held at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, Calif., April 8-10.
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The Santa Rosa Boat, RV and Sport Show will feature over 30 boat, RV and motorcycle dealers during the three-day event. Attendees to the show will be able to experience and inspect the Smart Car, a next-generation micro-car that is one of the most gasoline-efficient vehicles manufactured. ZAP owns the license and proprietary technology to Americanize the Smart Car to meet U.S. emissions and safety regulations.
ZAP recently announced that dealer purchase orders for the Smart Car have recently climbed to more than $431 million. "The rising costs of oil and fuel across the country are driving American consumers to purchase vehicles that not only meet their comfort, lifestyle and transportation needs, but also help to control their personal fuel costs," said ZAP CEO Steve Schneider.
The Smart Car will be showcased along with Zap's other environmentally responsible vehicles, including its all-electric sport and automotive vehicles.
For more information about the Santa Rosa Boat, RV and Sport Show, please visit [url]www.srboatandrvshow.com[/url]."
HappyHarry said: "People still don't apparently care about gas conservation. Even with soaring prices they still buy SUVs."
Yoshimi said: "actually the percentage of SUV's bought has dropped significantly the past few months"
solarpanelsforhomes said: "zapz sure is holding up nicely while everything else in my portfolio is red."
solarpanelsforhomes said: "Wilkins notes that not since the splitting of the atom has something so small created such a stir - to the point where its manufacturer, DaimlerChrysler, is investing as much emotional and financial capital to build and promote the Smartcar. The vehicle's ergonomic and fuel efficiencies have turned heads worldwide, particularly in Europe, where city roads are narrower than in North America. Its emissions, or lack thereof, have environmentally-minded consumers exhaling (and inhaling) sighs of relief. ZAP, the Santa Rosa, California-based company that has pioneered advanced transportation and energy technologies, and which owns the technology to "Americanize" the Smartcar to meet federal emissions and safety standards, has announced that advanced purchase orders for the German-built microcoupe have recently topped the Three-quarter-billion mark in the United States alone, or about $750 million worth.
Wilkins also points out that in late April, ZAP demonstrated where that technology was leading, when CEO Steve Schneider took Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Palido on a test drive from City Hall about three miles (five kilometres), to the companys conversion facility on South Birch Street. The demonstration was aimed at pointing up how little the fuel gauge needle moved, and how clean the Santa Ana air stayed. It was just before the two got into the Smartcar that Schneider announced that his company had cleared the final regulatory hurdle to sell the Smartcar in 45 American states. It could prove to be a major turning point for the company, transforming its stock into investment vehicles just as exciting as the "green" motorized ones the firm produces currently."