ZAP Completes Electric Pickup Engineering Project
Electric vehicle major, ZAP has completed an engineering project to develop a four-wheel electric pickup, with majority of the parts and components supplied by US companies.
The move is in line with the company’s efforts to streamline its operations to focus on US production, mainly in the arena of electric truck.
Steve Schneider, CEO of ZAP, said: “We are assembling a roster of suppliers that can enable ZAP to grow in the future, including one partner that builds more than four hundred thousand vehicles per year.”
“Through our affiliate partner, ZAP Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, we hope to have a USA base that can build large quantities of 'Made in USA' vehicles for fleet and consumer applications,” he added.
ZAP manufactures a line of electric vehicles, comprising electric city-cars and trucks, motorcycles and ATVs. The company, which delivers vehicles to consumers in more than 75 countries, is now developing a freeway capable electric vehicle, ZAP Alias.
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