ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Basis Of Presentation) (Details)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 21, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Zap Hangzhou [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] CNY
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date of acquisition	Jan. 21, 2011
Percentage of equity shares acquired	51.00%
Acquisition purchase price	$ 31,750,000
Cash paid in acquisition	29,000,000
Shares of common stock paid in acquisition	8,000,000
Value of shares of common stock paid in acquisition	2,700,000
Electric vehicle incentive, per vehicle			$ 9,510	60,000
Ownership percentage		37.50%