Max Horlacher
Max Horlacher (* 1931 in Fricktal ) is a Swiss entrepreneur and designer of electric vehicles . He also developed a light aircraft powered only by muscle power .
Life
As a young boy, Horlacher came into contact with automobiles and airplanes. His godfather Paul Horlacher was a partner in the body shop Gangloff in Colmar , Alsace , where he was able to do an internship after training as a ceramic painter .
1962 founded Horlacher in Möhlin the Max Horlacher AG , focusing on the production of lightweight components and panels of reinforced plastic and composite materials, in particular for rail vehicles, specialized.
In 1983 Horlacher fulfilled a childhood dream with the construction of the muscle-powered light aircraft Pelargos .
At the suggestion of the later Federal Councilor Kaspar Villiger , from 1985 onwards numerous prototypes and small series of electric vehicles were produced in the vehicle construction department of Max Horlacher AG , which regularly took top places in their classes in the Tour de Sol solar car race that has been taking place since 1985 .
Awards
- 2015 Honorary Solar Prize from the Swiss Solar Agency
Web links
- Website of the Max Horlacher AG
- Max Horlacher: Movement Made Easy (1997) - film excerpt from NZZ format
- Portrait in: Automobil Revue , issue 34, August 22, 2012, p. 16f
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.horlacher.com/unternehmen/index.htm
- ↑ https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/aargau/fricktal/die-traeume-des-max-horlacher-132019579
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Horlacher, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss entrepreneur and designer of electric vehicles |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fricktal |