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More drivers in Southern California will have the opportunity to drive a gas-free electric car on May 22 with the Grand Opening of EnVironmental Motors, a new dealer for the XEBRA electric car and truck from automotive pioneer ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP).

California leads the country with the highest average gasoline price, according to AAA. A gallon of self-serve unleaded costs an average of $3.47 in the state and experts are predicting $4 per gallon gasoline this summer.

ZAP’s XEBRA (pronounced ‘zebra’) 100% electric cars, trucks, personal transports, and ATVs are now in stock and available; some of the only consumer electric vehicles in the US that can meet the need for gas-free, city-speed driving. ZAP calls the XEBRA a ‘city-car,’ an all-electric design for city-speed driving up to 40 mph. Priced about $10,000, they plug into any 110-volt outlet — the same outlet that is found in and outside every home, garage and office. ZAP says that for every test drive at EnVironmental Motors through Memorial Day, it will pledge a tree towards its “Million Tree Challenge.” Learn more at http://www.zaptrees.org .

EnVironmental Motors of Glendale, California organized a full schedule of activities as part of their Grand Opening, including several Earth Day and educational events with local groups, schools and celebrities. In an effort to “spread the EnVironmental word,” EnVironmental Motors was present at the Los Angeles Earth Day celebrated at the Santa Monica Promenade on the 14th of April as well as the Pasadena Green Earth Day Event on the 21st. Other events included private student presentations, which were held at area schools.

EnVironmental Motors also made a splash with the ZAP XEBRA during Oscar Week in February at RC Green’s Ultimate Green Room party, hosted by Landers Public Relations. Among the many green VIPs attending the event, a major celebrity had the opportunity to take a spin in a ZAP. EnVironmental Motors also attended the National Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Fleet Conference in Anaheim.

Kent Sokolow, whose family has been in the automotive dealer business for over 54 years, founded EnVironmental Motors over 6 years ago. Daughter Taryn Sokolow, the Director of EVM, is a third generation auto dealer joining her sister Robyn, her father Kent and her grandfather, Lewis Sokolow (1914-1997), in servicing the local community as her family has for so many years.

“We’ve been driving and advocating electric cars for over eight years now, long before it was considered to be the ‘cool’ thing to do,” says Kent Sokolow. “We are excited bringing electric vehicles to Southern California, which will play an important role in protecting the environment. With our experience in the car business, we know we can help people feel good about purchasing an EnVironmentally friendly vehicle.”

ZAP has been a leader in advanced transportation technologies since 1994, delivering over 90,000 vehicles to consumers in more than 75 countries. At the forefront of fuel-efficient transportation with new technologies including energy efficient gas systems, hydrogen, electric, fuel cell, ethanol, hybrid and other innovative power systems, ZAP is developing a high-performance crossover SUV electric car concept called ZAP-X with Lotus Engineering. The Company recently launched a new portable energy technology that manages power for mobile electronics, from cell phones to laptops.

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