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30 years KYBURZ Switzerland AG

Martin Kyburz personally guides you through the eventful history of the Zurich e-pioneer. Every week, this section features a story on an interesting chapter from the past 30 years of the company's history.

My book is published - 30 years at a glance

Through history with Martin Kyburz Now it is done! The chronicle of the KYBURZ company over the last 30 years has been published. The book is based on the stories that appeared here every week for a year in the house magazine.

Fleet Monitoring

KYBURZ Fleet is created. Learn more about our fleet monitoring in the article.

eRod - our futur

Our eRod: an ultimate driving machine and our future. Find out more about the purist sports car and how Siemens is using it.

CE Symposium, committed to sustainability

The Circular Economy Symposium is born. In this article, Martin tells you how it came about.

Autonomous driving - a passion

The research department is founded with autonomous driving as its core topic. Read more about it in the article.

Battery recycling - the opportunity for all our futures

Our battery recycling: The chance for all our futures!

Battery recycling

How are our lithium batteries recycled? Martin Kyburz investigated this question. In this article, you can read how this question led to a new way of recycling.

Three volumes for three decades

A company chronicle is being written!
The KYBURZ story will soon be available in book form. Read more about the creation in the article.

Holland becomes a customer / Sander van Dooren

Martin tells you the special story of how the Dutch postal service became a KYBURZ customer in this article.

We win Australia as a customer

Australia Post was looking for electric vehicles. Many things had already been tested on the market, but they were not yet satisfied. Martin was interested in the challenge. Find out how KYBURZ won the Australian Post as a customer in the following article.

Iceland becomes a customer, Finland as well

Read in the article how Iceland became a KYBURZ customer, why even fairies and goblins seem to be happy with our electric vehicles and how much convincing it took to sell our DXPs to the Finnish Post.

Training in Luxembourg

The first 35 DXP vehicles for the Luxembourg Post were ordered. However, the drivers had many accidents and did not feel safe with the vehicles. One solution was on-site driver training in Luxembourg. Read more about this training in the article.

We get a stamp

Barely in service, the KYBURZ DXP is immortalized on a stamp. A great honour! Read the report to find out why it will be in service for a long time to come, and why drone delivery is not yet reliable.

The eRod project comes back to us

The eRod project comes back to us! Read in the following report how it came to the finalization of the vehicle.

Development of the eRod

The eRod is born! Read in the following report how the development of the vehicle came about.

Race on Ice

Race on Ice is launched. Read in the article how the project came about.

Gildo Pastor Pallanca / VENTURI – between fascination and fear

The French Post Office was interested in the DXP. To be able to carry out the order, it was necessary to work with Gildo Pastor Pallanca from the VENTURI company.

We have a top athlete in the team

We have a top athlete in the team! Read more about it in the article.

Battery fire

Through history with Martin Kyburz One of our vehicles was on fire. It seemed as if one of the cells had caught fire. How could that be possible?

We receive the Innovation Award

Read the latest article to find out how KYBURZ won the World Postal Union's Innovation Award.

We need a service network

A service concept was no good without service partners who also had to be trained on our vehicles. How could we manage all this in a short time?

The first large order - production is expanded

Within three months we had to build up production to 1500 vehicles per year.

I lose a friend - Marc Klauser dies

There are different ways to lose friends, but this one is the worst.

Approval: We bring about a change in the law

Small company big impact on the law

DPAG's first order

Find out here how the first DXP order from Deutsche Post came about:

Peter Glanzmann joins the team

Peter Glanzmann joins KYBURZ and Martin can relax in the South of France as a result.

Chance lends a helping hand

The first direct contact with the CEO of Swiss Post is made and the Grindelwald postmen test the DXP.

The betrayal – I lose staff and friends

Some friendships wither, others break up.

A market study brought us further

Despite a viable product, the CARGO, the company was getting nowhere. Help was needed. A market study brought the company further.

A CLASSIC at Karl’s Kühne Gassenschau

How does a KYBURZ CLASSIC end up at Karl’s Kühne Gassenschau?

Construction of the postal vehicle: The CARGO is created

The CARGO is born. Read in the article how the construction of this original vehicle came about.

Photos by Michel Zumbrunn

After another crisis, operations returned to normal and the company was back in the black. This was to be celebrated with a photo shoot. Michel Zumbrunn, a renowned automobile photographer, photographed our vehicles.

Glandular fever - I drop out

Martin has mononucleosis and drops out.

A CLASSIC with a Russian heart

The story with the Russian delegation continues.

A pinch of James Bond

At the Rehacare trade fair in Düsseldorf, the KYBURZ team got talking to some Russians. Read more about this event in the report.

Battery development

Batteries are at the heart of every electric vehicle. Learn more about battery development in this article.

How I learnd French

How Martin Kyburz built bridges out of language barriers

Problems with accounting again

The numbers do not do as they should

The CLASSIC PLUS is created

Stefan Rittler had an idea for a new project: a four-wheeler with a cabin. The CLASSIC PLUS is born!

Carefree days! Motvational event: Drop the eggs

The lightness in the team is no longer noticeable. A motivational event is supposed to help.

The fieriest CLASSIC - CLASSIC 100

The world record for the fastest electric wheelchair with an entry in the Guinness Book of Records was a hot affair in more ways than one.

The Federal Council drives CLASSIC

The Federal Council drives CLASSIC! Martin tells you in the article how this special event came about.

Fair in Düsseldorf: I learn from my customers. The work inspires me!

What could be better than laughing together with the customers?

ZEM RIse and Fall / Gurky: A Gardener Needs His Vehicle

ZEM: Rise and fall. A first series of 200 vehicles were produced. Find out what led to the fall of ZEM and how a vehicle called Gurky came into being in the article.

ZEM: We build 4-seater bicycles for a customer

A request flutters onto the table: a 4-seater bicycle is to be created. KYBURZ develops the ZEM and builds a first prototype.

Sales are being intensified - I am looking for resellers

How do salespeople actually sell themselves?

We get competition

A new neighbour has moved into the area: Lukas Jenni. Read the article to find out how he became a KYBURZ salesman.

We get competition

A CLASSIC vehicle goes missing after the move from Niederhasli to Freienstein and suddenly there is a competing product.

Martin the salesman

In sales, Martin has to do it himself - find out how a book helps him in this article.

Moving to Freienstein

The move to Freienstein is imminent, a new salesman is hired and Martin meets an elderly gentleman called Schürmann.

Looking for a new workshop

How a ready-made lease is not signed and instead a handshake settles the move to Freienstein.

Visit to a trade fair organised by Michelin

And once again we are going to a trade fair. This time to France. All expectations are exceeded.

Leukerbad we are coming

A new rental location for the CLASSIC vehicles is being built in Leukerbad. We take off - and crash again!

Delivery of the solar ice cream "BB" to Basel

Another trade fair is coming up and the first solar ice cream "Babybuggy" for the Frisco company has to be delivered to Basel.

Martin the Accountant

The accountant from KYBURZ Ing. office quits in 1996 and Martin has to get behind the books himself until his rescue is near...

Success is on the way - finally!

How Martin Kyburz had the most beautiful stand at the Geneva Motor Show and much more.

Solar ice cream is finished at the last second

Martin Kyburz develops the power steering for solar ice at the last second

Fire and rebuild

After the workshop burnt down, Martin lost time and money, how did he get his act together?

Tour de Sol 93

In 1993, Martin entered into new partnerships and took fourth place in the Tour de Sol 93.

Participation in other solar mobile races

Another participation in a solar car race with the Cheetah. Read more about the race in the article.

What next? An old schoolmate helps

There I was with my plans for a senior vehicle, also with a possible buyer.

The CLASSIC is created

Vehicles for senior citizens are a market niche that did not exist in Switzerland at the time. You can read here how Martin fills this gap in the market.

The workshop In the stable

At the end of 1993 Martin Kyburz met Hans Wepfer and a great collaboration began.

The Golfmobile for the father-in-law

In the summer of 1993, Martin Kyburz made a Golfmobile, VIP 1, for his then father-in-law.

Craft sheet for independence

At the end of 1992 and the beginning of 1993, Martin Kyburz becomes self-employed with a few detours.

Kassel - Berlin

Martin Kyburz takes part in a race through the former GDR to West Berlin in autumn 1992.

Tour de Sol 92

The Tour de Sol 1992 participants, one big family. A grandiose experience with the Cheetah electric vehicle.

Road registration of the Cheetah

From registration in the Tour de Sol to road registration in 1992

Cheetah takes off

How Cheetah went from an idea to a vehicle in 1991.

The beginnings

Martin Kyburz's first vehicles 1985 - 1990