Electric car manufacturer Zap picking up speed

Dec. 16, 2009

Zap Inc. is no Tesla Motors. It doesn't get the media attention, nor the oodles of government and private money being poured into the burgeoning electric vehicle market. But the Santa Rosa company, with its far less sexy and much cheaper urban-oriented...

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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa

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