Vaccari news – Pioneer of electric mobility
According to Austria it was Ferdinand Porsche, who over one hundred and twenty years ago produced the “System” car with Ludwig Loner. Now man and a half are mentioned on a new stamp
Today there is a lot of talk about electric mobility; to think that one of the pioneers was Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951), who worked there over one hundred and twenty years ago. In the late 19th century, he began collaborating with Ludwig Loner, director of the Lohner-werke factory in Vienna, to develop a vehicle they called the “Sistema”. The front wheels were driven by hub motors with a power of 3 horsepower each, the range was about 50 kilometers. At the 1900 Paris Exposition it was presented as “the world’s first car without transmission” and attracted much attention. To increase its potential (lead-acid batteries were a heavy burden), Porsche opened a new chapter with the “Semper vivus” hybrid: it had additional petrol engines to provide more energy.
But it wasn’t time yet and the entrepreneur became famous in particular for the house to which he gave his surname (founded in 1931) and then for Volkswagen (1937).
Meanwhile, Austria recalled a man and a half with a stamp in presale from 13 January and reached the remaining branches on the 27th. Created by David Gruber, it costs 1.00 euro.