SANTA ROSA, Calif.,
June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ZAP
(ZAAP) an automotive company incorporated in California and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California announced that Jonway
Auto, its subsidiary in Zhejiang,
China has successfully completed their 5-Star MiniVan EV and
is preparing to finalize the type approval in China. This
Minivan EV represents one of three new EV models that will be
launched this year for China and
the international markets. The other two models are the new
3-Door E380 SUV, and the 5-Door E-Falcon SUV. All four models
were shown at the Shanghai Auto Show in May this year. The
latter two are planned for availability later on this year.
The 5-Star Minivan EV represents the first lithium battery
full electric minivans in China. The 5-Star Minivan EV-L (Lithium) has a
range of 140km, with a peak power of 110Kph under load. A
battery swap version of the Minivan-L is being designed together
with China National Grid in Hangzhou to support extended range delivery
routes.
The 5-Star Minivan-LA (Lead Acid) is the lead acid
version. The lead acid model is cheaper but has a shorter
range and is offered at the economic price of around US$12,000. This EV minivan will prove to be very
popular for city transport and delivery. This product
is ideal for delivery fleets in densely populated cities where
governments are sensitive to exhaust pollution and gasoline prices.
The Lead Acid version has a peak power of 80Kph with a range of
80km.
All four EV models: the Minivan-L, and the already type approved
E-380SUV, and the lithium battery versions of the 3-Door SUV and
the E-Falcon, are all eligible for China's central government EV incentives of
over US$9,500 per vehicle.
Additional incentives from local governments for lithium battery
EVs vary from US$6,000 to
US$9,000. Cities like Hangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing are offering the additional incentives
to stimulate the adoption. In aggregate, the total incentives
for full electric lithium battery driven vehicles can enjoy up to
US$15,000 or more in reimbursements
from the central and local governments. ZAP Jonway's
Minivan-L, and the E-380 SUV models all are qualified for the
reimbursements from Chinese government.
ZAP Jonway is now working aggressively with local partners to
promote the sale of the Minivan-L and E-380SUV EVs, and are working
to sign up new dealerships in major cities to support the EV
sales.
About ZAP Jonway
ZAP Jonway (stands for ZAP and its subsidiary company in
China, Jonway Automobile) designs
and manufactures quality, affordable gasoline and new energy
electric vehicles (EVs). Jonway Automobile has ISO 9000
manufacturing facilities, engineering, sales and customer services
facilities in China, ZAP Jonway
has production capacity of up to 50,000 vehicles per year, and has
sales distribution network in China. ZAP, an early pioneer of EVs, brings to
both companies a broad range of EV design experience that is
applied to the new product lines. ZAP Jonway is headquartered in
Santa Rosa, California and Jonway
Auto is located in Zhejiang
Province of the People's Republic
of China. Additional information about ZAP Jonway is
available at http://www.zapworld.com.
Contact:
Michael Ringstad
Mringstad@zapworld.com
707-525-8658x104
SOURCE ZAP Jonway