Alias Three-wheeler Automotive

ZAP is another manufacturer with high electric hopes; they have a handful of scooters, trikes and other three-wheeled vehicles available now (most are NEVs, or "neighborhood electric vehicles" -- they're street legal, but not powerful enough to get much above 30 miles per hour or go more than 50 miles per charge; great for running to the store but it'd be a short road trip in one), and are putting lots of their eggs in the fully-electric car basket, with the development of the ZAP X (pictured above) and Alias three-wheeler (pictured below). The ZAP X, which they're calling a "crossover"-type car, will give the Tesla a run for its money in acceleration and speed -- it's a full-on "car" -- whereas the Alias and its three wheels aren't subject to the stringent safety tests required of cars in the US, so it may come to market much more quickly.

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