EXHIBIT 99.1
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                     CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S CERTIFICATION
                   TO U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT
                TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the accompanying Form 10-KSB of ZAP for the year ended
December 31, 2002, Steven M. Schneider, Director and Chief Executive Officer of
ZAP, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:

(1)  such Form Type of ZAP for the year ended December 31, 2002,fully complies
     with the requirements of Section 13 (a) or 15 (d) of the Securities
     Exchange of 1934; and

(2)  the information contained in such Form 10-QSB of ZAP for the year ended
     December 31, 2002, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
     condition and results of operations of ZAP.



/s/  Steve Schneider
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Steve Schneider
Director and Chief Executive Officer


March 28, 2003