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SANTA ROSA - 04/14/04 - Representatives of electric car startup ZAP have completed a visit to China to find a way "to crack the electric car price barrier and deliver low-cost, production versions to American consumers," according to a company spokesman.

ZAP CEO Steve Schneider visited China in February as part of a trade mission with electric vehicle designer Dr. C.C. Chan to explore new business opportunities.

Chan and Schneider traveled from Hong Kong to mainland China visiting various manufacturers of electric vehicles, chassis, components and propulsion systems in  Shenzhen, Yantai, Wuhan, Nanchang, Shanghai, Wuxi, and Haikou.

In 2003, ZAP contracted for the assembly of electric cars with one of China's largest automobile manufacturers. The company is now working to organize distribution for electric cars to dealers in North, South, and Central America.

Publicly-owned ZAP has delivered more than 85,000 electric vehicles including electric cars, bicycles, scooters, motorbikes, underwater scooters to customers in more than 60 countries since it was founded in 1994.
 
In November, 2002, ZAP's wholly owned subsidiary, Voltage Vehicles, acquired Ford's  Th!nk electric vehicle assets for a reported $10 million.

According to ZAP - which stands for Zero Air Pollution - Ford spent about $123 million on its Th!nk program but decided to stop the effort due to poor customer demand and lack of government support for the cars.

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