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Wednesday, October 06, 2010 12:31:28 PM

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NEWS - John Robert Wallace Joins Zenn Motor Company's Board of Directors

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 6, 2010) - ZENN Motor Company Inc. ("ZMC" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ZNN) today announced that John Robert Wallace has been appointed to its Board of Directors.

"I'm very pleased to welcome a director of John's caliber to the Board and look forward to working with him," stated Richard McGraw, Chairman of ZMC. "John adds an impressive wealth of knowledge from his extensive background in the electric vehicle, energy storage and power electronics industries."

"The potential of ZENN Motor Company is quite unique and is an exciting opportunity that I am delighted to be a part of," said Mr. Wallace. "Their strategy for enabling the mass adoption of electric vehicles through advanced energy storage and power efficiency solutions resonates with me and I look forward to contributing to the Company's achievement of its objectives."

Mr. Wallace's 40 year career spans the transportation, semiconductor and energy storage industries. He is currently Chairman of Enova Systems and was previously the Chairman of the World Electric Vehicle Association and Chairman of the United States Advanced Battery Consortium. Among the other positions held by Mr. Wallace during his career were CEO at Xantrex Technology Inc., a publicly traded company (TSX) whose product lines included power converters for cleantech applications; 20 years with Ford Motor Company, ultimately as Executive Director, Sustainable Technologies where he was responsible for all electric drive activities for the entire family of Ford Motor Company brands; and Founder & President, Precision Micro Design which produced custom integrated circuits for Fortune 500 companies and was ultimately acquired by Perkin Elmer.

Mr. Wallace received his BSEE and MSEE (Computer Science) from Rice University in 1969 and 1970, respectively.

In connection with Mr. Wallace's appointment, subject to regulatory approval, ZMC has agreed to grant 100,000 options to Mr. Wallace with an exercise price to be fixed at the time of grant in accordance with the Company's stock option plan and which will expire in five years.

Concurrent with the appointment of Mr. Wallace, Peter Mackechnie has resigned as a Director of the Company. A Director since 2006, Mr. Mackechnie provided valuable support to ZMC during its formative years and the Company and Board of Directors thank him for his contributions.
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