Back in 2008 an organic farmer in Burgenland/Austria asked a team of EV engineers to build an “electric vehicle that could carry four workers for harvesting vegetables and fruit”. That was the start of Solar Traktor©, and the original heliotrac® * vehicle platform was designed/patent registered.
By the end of 2016 a new team continued the original project and upgraded to latest motor/drive/battery technology, including lightweight materials, wheels instead of tracks, etc. for the next generation of high efficient agri tech vehicles. First prototypes with 600+ kg load tests started in 2018. Since 2020, building materials were weight-optimised and low-cost versions (still safe!) were tested in rural areas by NGOs/local farming experts. In 2025, all blueprints of all versions, incl. manuals will be available under an opensource license. Also, the OpenFarmBox© (IoT) will be available for selected users.
“Using natural resources efficiently”
* heliotrac® is a registered trademark of Martin Mohr/Founder of ecoduna®