EXHIBIT 23.1
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               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We have issued our report dated March 15, 2002, accompanying the consolidated
financial statements of ZAP (formerly Zapworld.com) and Subsidiaries (the
"Company") included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year
ended December 31, 2001. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of
said report in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.
333-81470).


/s/ GRANT THORNTON, LLP

San Francisco, California
March 15, 2002