SENIOR CONVERTIBLE DEBT	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
SENIOR CONVERTIBLE DEBT [Abstract]
SENIOR CONVERTIBLE DEBT	NOTE 11 - SENIOR CONVERTIBLE DEBT 8% SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTE - China Electric Vehicle Corporation ("CEVC") Note On January 12, 2011, the Company entered into a Senior Secured Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") with China Electric Vehicle Corporation ("CEVC"), a British Virgin Island company whose sole shareholder is Cathaya Capital, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Cathaya"). Priscilla Lu is the chairman of the board of directors of ZAP, a managing partner of Cathaya and a director of CEVC. Pursuant to the Agreement, (i) CEVC purchased from the Company a Senior Secured Convertible Note (the "Note") in the principal amount of US$19 million, as amended, (ii) the Company issued to CEVC a warrant (the "Warrant") exercisable for two years for the purchase up to 20 million shares of the Company's Common Stock at $0.50 per share, as amended (iii) the Company, certain investors and CEVC entered into an Amended and Restated Voting Agreement that amended and restated that certain Voting Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2009 that was previously granted to Cathaya Capital L.P., (iv) the Company, certain investors and CEVC entered into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement that amended and restated that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2009, that was previously granted to Cathaya Capital L.P which grants certain registration rights relating to the Note and the Warrant, and (v) the Company and CEVC entered into a Security Agreement that secures the Note with all of the Company's assets other than those assets specifically excluded from the lien created by the Security Agreement. The Note was scheduled to mature on February 12, 2012 but was originally extended to August 12, 2012. On March 31, 2012, ZAP entered into an amendment to the note which extended the maturity date of the note from August 12, 2012 to August 12, 2013. This amendment changed the terms of the note requiring adjustment of the conversion price of the note for dilutive issuances by ZAP. In addition, the warrant issued in connection with the CEVC note was amended to change the terms of its conversion and to extend the maturity date until February 12, 2014. The interest accrued through the original maturity date of February 12, 2012 in the amount of $1.7 million has been added to the existing principal. The total amount of the convertible note is approximately $20.7 million with a new maturity date of August 12, 2013. The note accrued interest at a rate per annum of 8% effective to February 12, 2012. After this date, the parties agreed to waive the interest. However, the Company in accordance with ASC-470-10 calculated imputed interest for the non-interest bearing loan between a related party and recorded a discount in the amount of $2.2 million. This amount will be amortized monthly through the maturity date of the note which is August 2013. The Company has amortized approximately $1.38 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. The note is convertible upon the option of CEVC at any time, into (a) shares of Jonway capital stock owned by ZAP at a conversion rate of 0.003743% of shares of Jonway capital stock owned by ZAP for each $1,000 principal amount of the Note being converted or (b) shares of ZAP common stock at a conversion rate of 4,435 shares of common stock for each $1,000 principal amount of the Note being converted.

NOTE 11 - SENIOR CONVERTIBLE DEBT

8% SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTE - China Electric Vehicle Corporation ("CEVC") Note

On January 12, 2011, the Company entered into a Senior Secured Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") with China Electric Vehicle Corporation ("CEVC"), a British Virgin Island company whose sole shareholder is Cathaya Capital, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Cathaya"). Priscilla Lu is the chairman of the board of directors of ZAP, a managing partner of Cathaya and a director of CEVC.

Pursuant to the Agreement, (i) CEVC purchased from the Company a Senior Secured Convertible Note (the "Note") in the principal amount of US$19 million, as amended, (ii) the Company issued to CEVC a warrant (the "Warrant") exercisable for two years for the purchase up to 20 million shares of the Company's Common Stock at $0.50 per share, as amended (iii) the Company, certain investors and CEVC entered into an Amended and Restated Voting Agreement that amended and restated that certain Voting Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2009 that was previously granted to Cathaya Capital L.P., (iv) the Company, certain investors and CEVC entered into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement that amended and restated that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2009, that was previously granted to Cathaya Capital L.P which grants certain registration rights relating to the Note and the Warrant, and (v) the Company and CEVC entered into a Security Agreement that secures the Note with all of the Company's assets other than those assets specifically excluded from the lien created by the Security Agreement.

The Note was scheduled to mature on February 12, 2012 but was originally extended to August 12, 2012. On March 31, 2012, ZAP entered into an amendment to the note which extended the maturity date of the note from August 12, 2012 to August 12, 2013. This amendment changed the terms of the note requiring adjustment of the conversion price of the note for dilutive issuances by ZAP. In addition, the warrant issued in connection with the CEVC note was amended to change the terms of its conversion and to extend the maturity date until February 12, 2014. The interest accrued through the original maturity date of February 12, 2012 in the amount of $1.7 million has been added to the existing principal. The total amount of the convertible note is approximately $20.7 million with a new maturity date of August 12, 2013. The note accrued interest at a rate per annum of 8% effective to February 12, 2012. After this date, the parties agreed to waive the interest. However, the Company in accordance with ASC-470-10 calculated imputed interest for the non-interest bearing loan between a related party and recorded a discount in the amount of $2.2 million. This amount will be amortized monthly through the maturity date of the note which is August 2013. The Company has amortized approximately $1.38 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

The note is convertible upon the option of CEVC at any time, into (a) shares of Jonway capital stock owned by ZAP at a conversion rate of 0.003743% of shares of Jonway capital stock owned by ZAP for each $1,000 principal amount of the Note being converted or (b) shares of ZAP common stock at a conversion rate of 4,435 shares of common stock for each $1,000 principal amount of the Note being converted.