Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Limited Overview
Pro stress-test →Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Limited designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles under the Zapp brand, offering the i300 electric urban motorcycle. Zapp EV is on a mission to electrify personal urban mobility through a direct-to-customer experience known as drop-ship-direct-to-customer (DSDTC).
Strategic Profile
Pro stress-test →Founded in 2017 and based in Bicester, United Kingdom, Zapp targets the high-performance urban electric two-wheeler segment. However, the company faces significant headwinds: its securities were suspended on May 20, 2025 and have not traded on Nasdaq since that time, and on January 30, 2026, the company announced it would be unable to file its next 20-F by the deadline required by the SEC.
Competitive Landscape
Pro stress-test →Zapp competes in the niche electric motorcycle/urban two-wheeler segment against established players such as Tesla (electric vehicles broadly), Nissan (EV portfolio), and specialized urban EV makers. Zapp underperformed the US Auto industry which returned 17.8% over the past year. The company lacks the scale, capital, and distribution networks of incumbents and faces an extremely crowded market for urban electric mobility.
Industry Context
Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Limited operates in Electric motorcycles and urban two-wheelers.
Key facts
Founded: 2017 · Headquarters: Bicester, UK · Employees: 36 · Revenue: Not disclosed; pre-commercial or negligible · Market cap: $286K