Form: 3

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

March 7, 2006

FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  BAUTISTA JOHN
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2006
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SAVE THE WORLD AIR INC [ZERO.PK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5125 LANKERSHIM BOULEVARD
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President-Opera
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91601
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 74,400
D (1)
 
Common Stock 19,300
I (2)
Held by Spouse

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants to purchase Common Stock 08/12/2004 08/12/2006(3) Common Stock 25,000 $ 1 D  
Options to purchase Common Stock 04/01/2006 04/01/2015 Common Stock 25,000 $ 1 D  
Options to purchase Common Stock 07/29/2006 07/29/2015 Common Stock 100,000 $ 0.85 D  
9% Convertible Promissory Note 09/23/2005 07/31/2006 Common Stock 35,714 $ 0.7 D  
Warrants to purchase Common Stock 09/23/2005 08/31/2007 Common Stock 53,571 $ 1 D  
Options to purchase Common Stock 02/21/2007 02/21/2016 Common Stock 59,171 $ 1.69 D  
Options to purchase Common Stock 02/21/2007 02/21/2016 Common Stock 150,000 $ 0.85 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BAUTISTA JOHN
5125 LANKERSHIM BOULEVARD
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91601
      Executive Vice President-Opera  

Signatures

/s/ John Bautista 03/07/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 15,100 shares of Common Stock owned jointly with the spouse of the Reporting Person and 19,300 shares of Common Stock held in an Individual Retirement Account established for the benefit of the Reporting Person.
(2) Includes 6,300 shares of Common Stock held by the spouse of the Reporting Person and 13,000 shares of Common Stock held in an Individual Retirement Account established for the benefit of the spouse of the Reporting Person.
(3) As previously reported on Current Reports of Form 8-K filed by the Issuer, the original expiration date of these Warrants, 8/12/2005, was extended for an aggregate period of one year to 8/12/2006.

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