| Hybrid vehicles have become increasingly popular in | | | | electric car juiced up and ready to go. |
| the U.S. since Toyota launched the Prius some time | | | | But developments in the auto industry is constant, and |
| ago. The skyrocketing price of gasoline has driven | | | | ZAP has announced that they are offering an electric |
| American car buyers to opt for these fuel efficient | | | | car charger which cuts down charging time from |
| vehicles which can run as much as 50 miles on a | | | | hours to just thirty minutes. |
| single gallon of gasoline. | | | | The company said that the charger on the XEBRA, |
| In response to the demand for hybrid vehicles, car | | | | their electric car, can be configured to suit either a 110- |
| manufacturers are looking for ways to add another | | | | or a 220-volt outlet. The revolutionary charger can |
| feature to the already fuel efficient hybrid vehicle. The | | | | provide up to 100 amps or 10,000 watts of electricity |
| plug-in technology has already been knocking on the | | | | into the car. The company promises that the new |
| doors of the auto industry. This technology allows | | | | charger will significantly increase the range of the |
| hybrid cars to be recharged from an ordinary | | | | XEBRA. |
| household socket. This means that the battery pack | | | | ZAP Chairman Gary Starr has this to say about the |
| integrated into the car to power the electric motor can | | | | new charger: "This new charger can reduce your |
| be conveniently recharged and there is adequate | | | | charge time from hours to minutes. Now you can drive |
| power on call from the battery. | | | | your electric car all day with just a few short stops. In |
| Aside from hybrid electric cars, there are also full time | | | | the time it takes to eat lunch you can hook your |
| electric vehicles using the plug-in technology. | | | | XEBRA up to the charger and have a full charge in |
| Pioneering in the manufacture of electric cars is ZAP. | | | | less than an hour. Think of it as putting your XEBRA |
| This company has given American motorists with a | | | | out to graze." |
| choice of electric cars which are categorized as zero | | | | The fact that the XEBRA is a zero emissions vehicle |
| emission vehicles. This means that the cars from ZAP | | | | means that with its use, emission of greenhouse gases |
| do not produce greenhouse gases which contribute to | | | | is limited to zero. This shows that there are |
| even greater global warming. | | | | technologies available today which can put a stop to |
| The three wheeled vehicles from ZAP are equipped | | | | global warming as effectively as an EBC pad works |
| with plug-in technology. Normally, electric cars need up | | | | when stopping a vehicle. And with the technology for |
| to six hours to fully charge its battery pack. This | | | | these cars growing steadily, the use of electric cars |
| means that you can charge your electric car while you | | | | like the XEBRA will surely gain momentum. |
| are sleeping at night and wake up with your ZAP | | | | |