Report: ZAP to team up with Lotus

After not being picked as the official distributor for the Smart ForTwo in the US, ZAP must have been a little disappointed. Well they shook it off and are now reportedly teaming up with Lotus to bring an extreamly high-performance family electric sports car to the US. Code named the ZAP-X so far, the car will be a Crossover based on the Lotus APX concept that was shown at the Geneva International Motorshow in Feb 2006.

The Lotus APX has a 3.0 liter V6 engine that produces 300 horsepower. Specs on the ZAP-X are yet to be announced. ZAP promises a maximum speed of 250 km/h and a range of up to 560 kilometers.
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Update: After not being picked as the official distributor for the Smart ForTwo in the US, ZAP must have been a little disappointed. Well they shook it off and are now teaming up with Lotus to bring an extreamly high-performance family electric car to the US. Called ZAP-X, the car will be a Crossover based on the Lotus APX concept that was shown at the Geneva International Motorshow in Feb 2006.

While the Lotus APX has a 3.0 liter V6 engine that produces 300 horsepower, the ZAP-X will have in-hub electric motors, delivering 644 horsepower in all wheel drive mode, capable of powering the ZAP-X to a top speed of 155mph. Zap is saying that the car will have a 350 mile range and a recharge time of 10 minutes. The ZAP-X will be on display at the North American Dealers Association (NADA) annual meeting and exhibition, February 3 to 6 in Las Vegas.