UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 23, 2016

ZAP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	03-03000	94-3210624
State or other jurisdiction incorporation	Commission File Number	IRS Employer
	Identification No.

501 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (707 525-8658
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

501 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (707 525-8658

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Section 58- Other ~~Corporate Governance and Management~~Events

Item 58.0201 Other ~~Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;~~Events

~~Election~~Effective December 23, 2016, the Company accepted a Conversion Notice from China Electric Vehicle Corporation (“CEVC”) in regards to the Company’s Amended and Restated Promissory Note dated March 22, 2012 (“Note”). The outstanding unpaid principal balance of ~~Directors;~~the ~~Appointment~~Note was $20,679,069 due on December 31, 2016. Pursuant to the terms of ~~Certain~~the ~~Officers;~~Note, CEVC elected to convert the unpaid principal balance of the Note into shares of common stock of the Company’s Chinese subsidiary, Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Ltd. (“Jonway Auto”)

~~Compensation~~As ~~Arrangements~~a result of ~~Certain~~the ~~Officers~~foregoing conversion, the Company’s indebtedness to CEVC under the Note has been satisfied in full and CEVC, or its designee, will hold approximately 39.479% of the equity of Jonway Auto and the Company’s equity position in Jonway Auto will be reduced from 51% to approximately 11.52%

~~Effective~~The ~~October~~issuance ~~21,~~of ~~2016,~~ the ~~Company~~Jonway ~~accepted~~Auto ~~the~~shares ~~resignation~~to ofCEVC Coor ~~Nguyen~~its asdesignee ais ~~director~~expected ~~and~~to asbe ~~member~~completed ofin the ~~Company’s~~first ~~Audit~~quarter ~~Committee. Mr. Nguyen resigned for personal reasons and not as a result~~ of ~~any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, accounting policies or practices~~2017.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

	Exhibit	Description
	99.1	Consent Action in lieu of a meeting of the Board of Directors of ZAP
	99.2	Resignation Letter

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~registrant~~Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		ZAP	~~ZAP~~
	Dated:	October 21, 2016	by: /s/ Alex Wang
Dated: December 29, 2016	By:	/s/ Wang Gang
		Chief Executive Officer	~~Chief Executive Officer~~

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