8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)March 30, 2007 (March 26, 2007)

ZAP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	001-32534	94-3210624
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

501 Fourth Street Santa Rosa, CA	95401
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (707) 525-8658

not applicable

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.02(c) Appointment of Certain Officers

On March 26, 2007, ZAP appointed Mr. Amos Kazzaz as its Chief Operating Officer.

Prior to joining ZAP, Mr. Kazzaz served as Vice President of Cost Management at United Airlines, Inc. where he oversaw United Airline’s operations, process improvement, and cost management. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Kazzaz served as United Airline’s Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis during which time he accounted for United Airline’s planning and analysis function and capital budget. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Kazzaz served as United Airline’s Vice President of the Business Transformation Office, the company’s first enterprise project management office, during which time he was responsible for identifying areas of revenue and cost improvements; concurrently, Mr. Kazzaz served as the Chief Operating Officer at Avolar, a subsidiary of United Airlines. He currently sits on the Boards of Directors of Alliant Credit Union, SkyTech Solutions in India, and Integres. Mr. Kazzaz holds a bachelors degree in International Affairs from the University of Colorado and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Denver.

ZAP’s Chief Executive Officer, Steven M. Schneider, outlined the terms of Mr. Kazzaz’s employment in a memorandum to Mr. Kazzaz dated March 26, 2007 (the “Memo”). Under the terms of the Memo, Mr. Kazzaz’s initial base salary is $120,000 per annum with a signing bonus of 100,000 shares of ZAP common stock with no vesting period. Such shares are to be returned to ZAP if Mr. Kazzaz’s employment is terminated at the election of either Mr. Kazzaz or ZAP during the first 90 days of his term. Mr. Kazzaz was also granted 1% ESOP stock options that will vest over three years starting from March 25, 2007.

A definitive employment agreement will be executed by ZAP and Mr. Kazzaz upon successful completion of an initial six month trial period.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)Exhibits.

Exh. No.Description

10.1   ZAP memorandum, dated March 28, 2007, from Steven M. Schneider to Amos Kazzaz regarding Mr. Kazzaz’s employment engagement with ZAP.

10.2   A form of the Press Release regarding Mr. Kazzaz’s employment engagement with ZAP issued March 30, 2007.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	ZAP
Date: March 30, 2007	By:  /s/ Steven M. Schneider
	Steven M. Schneider
	Chief Executive Officer

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

501 4^th Street Santa Rosa, CA 95401 707 525-8658 www.zapworld.com ZAP! Memo

ZAP Memo

To:Mr. Amos Kazzaz

From:Steven M. Schneider, Chief Executive Officer

CC:ZAP board of directors

Date:March 30, 2007

Re:Employment Engagement with ZAP

Dear Amos,

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you aboard with your new position at ZAP as our Chief Operating Officer. The agreed terms of your employment with ZAP will be outlined as the following:

1.   Title as COO with a review for president in approximately 6 mos

2.   Base Salary of $120,000

3.   Signing bonus of 100,000 shares of ZAP common stock with no vesting period ( shares are to be returned if you leave on your own with in 90 days of your first day in office and likewise are yours to keep should ZAP elect to terminate our relationship with in that same period)

4.   Employment contract to follow after trial period.

5.   1% ESOP stock options that fully vest over 3 years starting from March 26^th 2007

6.   Company Car

7.   Temporary company housing

8.   Reasonable relocation costs

9.   Full D&O Coverage as provided to all current officers and directors

10.   Full 401k participation

11.   3 weeks paid vacation plus all Company policy holidays

12.   Company Health insurance (there may be a 90 period I will verify tomorrow)

13.   Temporary commuting expenses.

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Exhibit 10.1

Our agreement date will be as of March 26, 2007 and we will be expecting you in the office on April 16^th 2007

Myself and the whole ZAP team look forward to your being part of the ZAP family. I congratulate you on your decision to be part of one of the most exciting emerging markets of the 21^st century! Welcome aboard.

Yours truly,

Steven M. Schneider

Chief Executive Officer

[LOGO]

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EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

United Airlines President Joins ZAP

SANTA ROSA, California (March 30, 2007) - Former United Airlines President Amos S. Kazzaz has agreed to join electric car pioneer ZAP (OTC BB: ZAAP).

ZAP recently started expanding its marketing and distribution with the new XEBRA electric cars and trucks and ZAP CEO Steve Schneider said that Kazzaz's experience with operations and financial planning will be helpful as the Company goes through this transformation. Manufactured through a strategic partnership in China, the XEBRA is now being sold through ZAP's licensed automotive dealer network. ZAP has added employees and new facilities to expand its automotive distribution and recently launched ventures to offer new vehicles, including the OBVIO ! sports cars and ZAP-X Crossover.

From 1995 to 1999, Kazzaz served as President of United Shuttle, overseeing the business unit with $1 billion in annual revenues while managing 2000 employees in sales, marketing, fleet management, customer service and finance. Under his direction, sales grew from $400 million to $1 billion while the fleet expanded by 42 percent. Kazzaz pioneered self-service customer check-in for United and won the Advertising Effy Award in 1995 and 1998 for innovative marketing.

Prior to joining ZAP, Kazzaz served as Vice President, Cost Management for United Airlines. Reporting directly to the COO, Kazzaz was the leader of United's strategy to improve operations, processes and cost management throughout the organization. Prior to that, Kazzaz served as Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis for United.

Before 2004, Kazzaz was Vice President for FP&A as well as serving as COO for Avolar, a subsidiary of United with a focus on real estate management. He also served as Vice President, Corporate Real Estate for United Airlines global real estate portfolio that included $1 billion in annual revenue.

Kazzaz serves on the Supervisory Board of Directors for the Alliant Credit Union as well as on the Board of Directors for SkyTech Solutions and Integres. He holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Denver and a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

About ZAP

ZAP has been a leader in advanced transportation technologies since 1994, delivering over 90,000 vehicles to consumers in more than 75 countries. At the forefront of fuel-efficient transportation with new technologies including energy efficient gas systems, hydrogen, electric, fuel cell, ethanol, hybrid and other innovative power systems, ZAP is developing a high-performance crossover SUV electric car concept called ZAP-X engineered by Lotus Engineering. The Company recently launched a new

Exhibit 10.2

portable energy technology that manages power for mobile electronics, like cell phones and laptops. For more product, dealer and investor information, visit http://www.zapworld.com.

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the Company's products, increased levels of competition for the Company, new products and technological changes, the Company's dependence upon third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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ZAP

Media

Alex Campbell

707-525-8658 ext. 241

acampbell@zapworld.com

or

Investors

Sherri Haskell

707-525-8658 ext. 232

shaskell@zapworld.com