SANTA ROSA, Calif.,
April 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ZAP
(ZAAP), an automotive company incorporated in California and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, jointly with Jonway
Auto, its subsidiary in Zhejiang,
China, unveils the smallest family in their EV product line
- the Urban EV, "Urbee," a city utility fleet EV targeting Chinese
city municipal vehicles and local city commuters at the China
Electric Motor Vehicle Exhibition show held in early March in
Zhejiang, China. This new mini
Urbee opens up a whole new channel of dealerships and agents that
addresses vertical markets for utility government vehicles and
specializes in targeting city drivers for the urban markets in
secondary cities. Designed for stability and comfort, Urbee
is economically priced to attract the aging population in smaller
cities where there is a growing demand for economical safe compact
vehicles for everyday errands.
Fighting air pollution is now a national imperative and a top
priority as declared by China's
President XI Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang. Caps on
pollution indices for the top cities are being set by the central
government, and any cities exceeding their thresholds will result
in fines for the local governments. Of the violators,
Beijing is not the worst
offender. There are many more secondary cities in
China that are suffering far
greater pollution that must reduce auto emissions to address air
pollution. More enforcement is being put in place to compel auto
users to adopt EVs, such as requiring that all government vehicles
with emissions to be taken off the roads on days when the pollution
indices are exceeded. Government municipals are now urgently
buying EV fleets as the only economic and ecological
alternative.
Urbee completes a full range of EVs targeting the escalating EV
market for ZAP Jonway; from the SUV, to Jonway's minivan to the
recently announced SPARKEE, and now extending to the mini
Urbee. Urbee is designed and manufactured with auto safety
chassis, power assisted steering and optional HVAC. The
team at Jonway Auto produced this design anticipating the growing
demand in China's secondary cities
where pollution and gas prices are driving the need and
interests. Its 150Km range and city driving speeds is ideal
for daily errands and well positioned as a utility and delivery
vehicle for city government and institutions.
About ZAP and Jonway Auto
ZAP and Jonway Auto 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.
This press release contains certain forward-looking
statements is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate,"
"expect," "intend," "plan," and similar expressions that may tend
to suggest a future event or outcome are not guarantees of
performance, which cannot be predicted or anticipated. These
forward-looking statements are based largely on expectations and
are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which
are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results could
differ materially from these forward-looking statements.
Contact:
Michael Ringstad
mringstad@zapworld.com
707-525-8658 ext. 104
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