It's three-wheel electric car day. First, Aptera announces that the first pre-production versions of its 2e have rolled off the line. Now Zap says it will show off its Alias, its own three-wheeled car, at the National Automobile Dealer's Association staring January 24 in New Orleans. Zap will try to come out with a limited number of the cars later this year and try to price them at below $35,000. Zap, one must note, has been enmeshed in a number of controversies in the past two years. The company will also show off low-speed vans and delivery trucks. These vehicles -- which cost around $14,500 -- are designed to be used on college campuses, military bases and retirement communities. They don't have the range and speed of freeway cars, but if you're only commuting between the Zeller Memorial Cafeteria and the Nemet Hall of Language Science, you don't need to go fast.