The ZAP Xebra was an electric car launched in May 2006 in the United States market by ZAP corporation. It is classified legally as a three-wheel motorcycle in some jurisdictions, [1] and is available in both sedan (model SD) and pickup (model PK) truck variants.

6 Lead acid batteries (Total of 72V) 5 kW (6.7 hp) DC brushed electric motor More stable than you think, since batteries weigh 450 lbs, and are housed lower than the seats creating a low center of gravity. Top speed: ~40 mph. Really meant as an in-town vehicle. Not highway. Imported 2006 – 2009. Qingqi Motorcycle company. Importer: ZAP

2021年9月15日 · Capable of carrying up to four people in the sedan form, Zap also released a tiny pickup version and a convertible canvas-topped version called the Xebra Safari.

2012年3月16日 · The Xebra screams “kit car,” especially when checking out its primitive golf-cart mechanicals. Six conventional twelve-volt lead-acid batteries provide 72 volts to the 6.7hp (not a typo) coffee-can motor.

2023年6月13日 · EVs have come a very long way in just 15 years. In case you need reminding, in 2008, the Zap Xebra was just about the only EV a regular person could hope to buy. But what a steaming pile of junk it was: an extremely crude $3,000 Chinese three-wheeler with a 6.7 hp coffee can 12V motor and a six-pack of 12V lead acid batteries.

2021年8月28日 · The Zap Xebra is a strange little three-wheeled EV that few drivers ever got the misfortune of experiencing. Not only was Xebra on the earlier end of EVs it was also a …

For about the price of a same-year Nissan Versa, you got a car without airbags, air conditioning, highway capability, or, apparently, functioning brakes—more on this in a moment. Amusingly, though equipped with four doors and a rear bench seat, the Zap Xebra has a …

2009年11月27日 · The Xebra screams “kit car,” especially when checking out its primitive golf-cart mechanicals. Six conventional twelve-volt lead-acid batteries provide 72 volts to the 6.7hp (not a typo) coffee-can motor.

No Tailpipe, just plug it in! Even after counting emissions from electric generating plants, XEBRAS produce 98% fewer pollutants than gas cars. It's Electric! Laugh at high oil prices, in fact, forget about gas stations, oil spills, and fumes - forever! A XEBRAs appetite is meager. And you can recharge it at any electrical outlet. Source - ZAP

2006年1月6日 · This is the Zap! Xebra prototype that first showed up at the San Fran auto show. It's built by a Chinese concern by the name of Qinqi (pronounced "Kin-Key" or "kinky" by some, according to the...