Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  China Electric Vehicle Corp
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/12/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ZAP [ZAAP]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1501-08 MILLENNIUM CITY 5, 418 KWUN TONG ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Member of 10% Owner Group
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

KWUN TONG, K3 		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
$19,000,000 Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note 01/12/2011 02/12/2012 Common Stock (1) 84,265,000 (1) $ (1) D  
Common Stock Warrants (right to buy) 01/12/2011 01/12/2013 Common Stock 20,000,000 $ 0.5 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
China Electric Vehicle Corp
1501-08 MILLENNIUM CITY 5
418 KWUN TONG ROAD
KWUN TONG, K3 		     X   Member of 10% Owner Group

Signatures

By: /s/ Priscilla M. Lu, Director 04/29/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This senior secured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $19 million can be converted at any time after its issuance date and until three days before its maturity date into 4,435 shares of ZAP Common Stock for each $1,000 converted under the note, or into 0.003743% of the shares of Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co., Ltd. owned by ZAP for each $1,000 converted under the note, at the option of the holder.
 
Remarks:
Cathaya Capital, L.P., a greater than ten percent beneficial owner of ZAP, is the sole shareholder of China Electric Vehicle Corporation and Priscilla M. Lu, a director of ZAP, is its director. Due to its affiliation with Cathaya Capital, L.P. and Ms. Lu, China Electric Vehicle Corporation is a member of their greater than ten percent beneficial ownership of ZAP reporting group.

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