ZAP (Zero Air Pollution) Company and Integrity Manufacturing joined their forces and now are building a new electric car factory in Franklin, Kentucky.

ZAP already has a variety of all-electric vehicles: bikes, scooters, cars and trucks. Some of them are concepts and some are already in production.

This company used to manufacture all their vehicles in China, but from now on it is all coming back to US, thanks to the State of Kentucky, which provided the necessary tax breaks and other incentives to make the move financially attractive.

The factory is expected to begin manufacturing electric cars in 12 months from now and is going to employ up to 1,000 people initially with more job openings in the future. Web site for future employment opportunities is here.

There are two concept cars, that in my mind are more attractive than the others - ZAP Alias and ZAP X, both of which you can reserve today and they will be delivered, as the manufacturer promises, in 2009 and 2010 respectively.

ZAP Alias is a relatively affordable and yet very functional two-seater on 3 wheels. The range is 100+ miles and the top speed is about 100 mph. Check out the video of this concept.

There is almost no information about ZAP X yet, except for this picture below and the fact that it is engineered by LOTUS Design.