SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	NOTE 18 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On December 31, 2012, Steve Schneider, Mark Abdou called a board meeting and proceeded to appoint new directors to the board without a quorum and in violation of the covenant signed by the Company with Cathaya Capital which committed the Company to allow 3 Cathaya Capital directors out of the 7 directors, and the right to appoint a fourth independent director; thus holding 4 out of the 7 board seats. On January 11, 2013 Cathaya Capital filed a lawsuit against Steve Schneider, Mark Abdou and Alex Wang who attended the meeting held on December 31, 2012 in the meeting that launched the attempted takeover of the board. The claim that was filed against them was not only the improper board takeover, but also other items including breach of fiduciary duties as a director of the Company, conversion, imposition of constructive trust, and accounting. On February 4 th, at a hearing in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles (Case No. BC499106) held on February 4, 2013, the Court ruled from the bench that the purported actions taken at the December 31, 2012 meeting of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of ZAP (the "Company"), including the appointment of Luo Hua Lian and Juan Gao to alleged vacancies on the Board, were null and void. As a result of the rulings made by the Court, the Board is comprised of the directors that were members of the Board prior to the December 31, 2012 meeting, except for the recently announced resignation of Alex Wang at a meeting of the Board held on January 18, 2013, and the appointment of Wang Huai Yi as a member of the Board at the same meeting to fill the vacancy created by Alex Wang's resignation The directors of the Company are currently Priscilla Lu (Chairman of the Board), Goman Chong, Co Nguyen, Aileen Kao, Mark Abdou, Steve Schneider and Huai Yi Wang. (who replaced Alex Wang as director as of January 20th, 2013). Executive management of the Company remains the same as before the December 31, 2012 Board meeting, where Chuck Schillings remains the Co-CEO of ZAP USA, and Michael Ringstad is the finance controller of ZAP USA. On February 19, 2013, Steve Schneider, Mark Abdou and Alex Wang filed a cross complaint against the Company, Priscilla Lu and Cathaya Capital whereby they challenged the decision made by the judge who upheld the original board of directors prior to the coup on December 31, 2012. In addition to challenging the decision made on February 4 th, 2013 by the judge, Steve Schneider and Mark Abdou also claimed that the Company owed them compensation. Hearing for this counter suit challenging the board composition was held on March 1st, 2013, and again the judge confirmed that the actions taken on December 31, 2012 were nullified and that the board remains to be the same as the directors that were appointed prior to the December 31, 2012 coup. On January 20th, 2013, a ZAP board meeting was held whereby Alex Wang appointed his father Wang Huai Yi to replace him on the board of ZAP. See "Litigation" section for certain subsequent events.

NOTE 18 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On December 31, 2012, Steve Schneider, Mark Abdou called a board meeting and proceeded to appoint new directors to the board without a quorum and in violation of the covenant signed by the Company with Cathaya Capital which committed the Company to allow 3 Cathaya Capital directors out of the 7 directors, and the right to appoint a fourth independent director; thus holding 4 out of the 7 board seats.

On January 11, 2013 Cathaya Capital filed a lawsuit against Steve Schneider, Mark Abdou and Alex Wang who attended the meeting held on December 31, 2012 in the meeting that launched the attempted takeover of the board. The claim that was filed against them was not only the improper board takeover, but also other items including breach of fiduciary duties as a director of the Company, conversion, imposition of constructive trust, and accounting.

On February 4 th, at a hearing in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles (Case No. BC499106) held on February 4, 2013, the Court ruled from the bench that the purported actions taken at the December 31, 2012 meeting of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of ZAP (the "Company"), including the appointment of Luo Hua Lian and Juan Gao to alleged vacancies on the Board, were null and void. As a result of the rulings made by the Court, the Board is comprised of the directors that were members of the Board prior to the December 31, 2012 meeting, except for the recently announced resignation of Alex Wang at a meeting of the Board held on January 18, 2013, and the appointment of Wang Huai Yi as a member of the Board at the same meeting to fill the vacancy created by Alex Wang's resignation

The directors of the Company are currently Priscilla Lu (Chairman of the Board), Goman Chong, Co Nguyen, Aileen Kao, Mark Abdou, Steve Schneider and Huai Yi Wang. (who replaced Alex Wang as director as of January 20th, 2013). Executive management of the Company remains the same as before the December 31, 2012 Board meeting, where Chuck Schillings remains the Co-CEO of ZAP USA, and Michael Ringstad is the finance controller of ZAP USA.

On February 19, 2013, Steve Schneider, Mark Abdou and Alex Wang filed a cross complaint against the Company, Priscilla Lu and Cathaya Capital whereby they challenged the decision made by the judge who upheld the original board of directors prior to the coup on December 31, 2012. In addition to challenging the decision made on February 4 th, 2013 by the judge, Steve Schneider and Mark Abdou also claimed that the Company owed them compensation. Hearing for this counter suit challenging the board composition was held on March 1st, 2013, and again the judge confirmed that the actions taken on December 31, 2012 were nullified and that the board remains to be the same as the directors that were appointed prior to the December 31, 2012 coup.

On January 20th, 2013, a ZAP board meeting was held whereby Alex Wang appointed his father Wang Huai Yi to replace him on the board of ZAP.

See "Litigation" section for certain subsequent events.