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)July 1, 2005

ZAP

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

California	0-303000	94-3210624
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

501 Fourth Street

Santa Rosa, CA, 95401

(Address of principal executive offices)

(707) 525-8658

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 1, 2005 , ZAP announced that the Company’s stock ticker symbol currently used on the Archipelago Exchange (ArcaEX) will change from “ZAPZ” to “ZP” effective July 7, 2005. ZAP recently switched from trading on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) to the ArcaEx Exchange which is a facility of the Pacific Exchange and is the nation’s first totally open, all-electronic stock exchange.

ITEM 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits.
	(c)		Exhibits.
			Exhibit No.	Description

99.1 Press Release dated July 1, 2005, ZAP Announces Change of Stock Ticker Symbol to ZP

 

SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.

July 1, 2005

ZAP

BY:

/s/   Steven Schneider

Steven Schneider, Chief Executive Officer