STATE OF CALIFORNIA -- 
BUSINESS, TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AGENCY                PETE WILSON, Governor
DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS
            San Francisco, California
             OCT 3 1997

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                                             IN REPLY REFER TO:
                                              FILE NO: 995--2764

Mr. Rafael Aquirre-Sacasa
Evers & Andelin, LLP
155 Montgomery Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

Re- ZAP Power Systems

Dear Mr. Aquirre-Sacasa

We are enclosing the Order issued in the above-entitled matter.

The  registration  of  the  offer  and  sale  of  franchises  requested  in  the
application filed on September 18, 1997, is effective until April 20, 1998.

Please note that pursuant to section 31121, a registration  renewal  application
must be filed no later  than 15  business  days prior to the  expiration  of the
registration.

There is no stop  order in effect  pursuant  to section  31115 of the  Franchise
Investment Law.

Sincerely,

/s/ W. ANTHONY COLBERT

W. ANTHONY COLBERT
Corporations Counsel
Securities Regulation Division
(415) 557-1815

Enclosure

LOS ANGELES 90010-3001      SACRAMENTO 95814-2725          SAN DIEGO 92101-3697
3700 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD       980 NINTH STREET               1350 FRONT STREET 
(213) 736-2741                  (916) 445-7205                 (619) 525-4233  

                            SAN FRANCISCO 94102-5303
                               1390 MARKET STREET
                                 (415) 557-3787




                              STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                  BUSINESS, TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AGENCY
                           DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS

                                                               File No. 995-2764

Applicant- ZAP Power Systems

                                     ORDER
                        DESIGNATING REGISTRATION PERIOD

         The  registration of the offer and sale of franchises  requested in the
application filed on September 18, 1997, will terminate April 20, 1998.

Dated:   San Francisco, California
              OCT 3 1997


                                                BRIAN A. THOMPSON, Chief Deputy 
                                                Commissioner of Corporations


                                                By /s/ W. ANTHONY COLBERT
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                W. ANTHONY COLBERT
                                                Corporations Counsel


995-27634

                   ZAP POWER SYSTEMS
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                        DBA: ZAP ELECTRIC VEHICLE OUTLET
No.C 458383
9-18-97
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Filing Date             Cash / /                  ACCTS. REC/REIMB

____Coordinations       Ck.  /X/    $ 675.00
                                                                               
____Notifications       M.O. / /                  REMARKS:

____Non-Issuer Not.                                                           

____Permits                       FRANCHISE REGISTRATION         ORIGINAL      
                                                                 RECEIPT
____Amendments

____Transfers

____Broker-Dealers                _____LICENSE $___________

____Investment Adv.                    Invest. $____________

____Agent's Certs.
                                                 STATE OF CALIFORNIA
____Copies                                   DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS

____Other Revenue            (I)      By ?????????           9/19/97
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                                      ADM 578                Receipt Date
                                                             85 94914