ZAP and Remy Electric Motors, LLC Sign a Long-Term Motor Supply and Development Agreement

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ZAP and Remy Electric Motors, LLC have signed a long-term motor supply and development agreement. ZAP Founder Gary Starr and Remy Electric Motors General Manager Kevin Quinn made the announcement at the Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exposition (EVS) in Shenzhen, China. As a result, Remy HVH 250 electric motors will now be used globally in ZAP’s cars and sports utility vehicles.

Additionally, ZAP is developing a drivetrain with the Remy motor for use in automotive platforms of ZAP and those of several Chinese vehicles.

US-based ZAP acquired 51% of Chinese auto manufacturer Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Company Ltd. this year. This merger has given ZAP access to the Chinese market through Jonway Auto’s distribution channels of more than 80 factory direct dealerships that feed into hundreds of factory authorized dealers. The new supply and development agreement signed by ZAP and Remy provides Remy with a strategic partner in the Chinese electric vehicle market.

Remy Electric Motors earlier joined forces with ZAP in the development of an electric postal delivery vehicle for the United States Postal Service (USPS). This vehicle was chosen as one of the five approved vehicle participants in a year-long trial by the USPS.