ZAP Recalls Chinese-Made Three-Wheel EV
ZAP Jonway, the Santa Rosa, Calif.-based marketer of electric vehicles, is recalling Chinese-built ZAP Xebra electric sedans that fail to meet federal braking standards.
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ZAP Jonway, the Santa Rosa, Calif.-based marketer of electric vehicles, is recalling Chinese-built ZAP Xebra electric sedans that fail to meet federal braking standards. The campaign covers 627 models built in 2008.
ZAP imports the three-wheeled city cars from China's Qingqi Group Motorcycle Co. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the vehicles flunked a safety standard that requires them to be able to stop within 54 feet from 30 mph.
Weighing 2,800 lbs fully loaded, the four-passenger Xebra is slightly more than 10 feet long, five feet wide and five feet tall. ZAP says the car can reach a top speed of about 40 mph and travel 25 miles per charge. ZAP retails the car for $12,500 (battery sold separately).
The little vehicle can be registered in the U.S. as a motorcycle, although ZAP describes the vehicle as a car.
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