Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	May 12, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Entity Registrant Name	ZAP
Entity Central Index Key	0001024628
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		392,702,074