Tribelhorn
Illustration — Tribelhorn Baujahr 1908 The Tribelhorn was a Swiss electric car manufactured in Zurich from 1899 to 1919, although production did not begin in earnest until 1902. The car was offered in both three- and four-wheeled versions. Additionally, the company produced trolleytrucks that were used in Gümmenen and Mühleberg, Switzerland, between 1918 and 1922 during the construction of a dam.
Tribelhorn
Nachlass Tribelhorn, Elektrofahrzeug AG, Neue Elektrofahrzeug AG · Dokuzentrum Verkehrshaus der Schweiz · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Founded
- 1902
- Founder
- Johann Albert Tribelhorn
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Dissolved
- 1920
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Illustration — Tribelhorn Baujahr 1908 The Tribelhorn was a Swiss electric car manufactured in Zurich from 1899 to 1919, although production did not begin in earnest until 1902. The car was offered in both three- and four-wheeled versions. Additionally, the company produced trolleytrucks that were used in Gümmenen and Mühleberg, Switzerland, between 1918 and 1922 during the construction of a dam.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Tribelhorn. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q2452469 · wikipedia · Tribelhorn
In this article
History
History
After 1919, it focused solely on producing light utility vans. • Illustration — Tribelhorn 1912 • Illustration — Tribelhorn crane truck (1919) • Illustration — Tribelhorn Garbage Truck City of Lucerne (1919) • Illustration — Tribelhorn Electro Tractor (1919)
A. Tribelhorn & Cie. AG was founded in Feldbach, Switzerland, in 1902, initially focusing on manufacturing automobiles and trucks. In 1918, the company underwent a name change to Electrische Fahrzeuge AG and relocated to Altstetten in Zürich. Production of the Tribelhorn ceased in 1920.
Vehicles
Vehicles
The first prototype of the Tribelhorn was developed in 1902, exclusively featuring an electric motor. The company primarily focused on manufacturing commercial vehicles, producing only small quantities of passenger vehicles. The Tribelhorn received its patent in 1912. The vehicle enjoyed moderate popularity, with 78 vehicles registered in 1910, 121 in 1912, 121 in 1917, and 112 in 1918. In 1915, Tribelhorn also designed an electric wheelchair. Currently, two Tribelhorn vehicles are exhibited at the Verkehrshaus der Schweiz (Swiss Museum of Transport) in Luzern. Additionally, a conference room at Tesla Motors, Inc. is named after the company.
Institutional history
Dated record
Institutional history
The full dated record · 2 entries
1902
Tribelhorn established.
1920
Tribelhorn ceased.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
- Switzerland
Primary material
Documents and archives
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2452469: Tribelhorn
General reference · Wikidata
reference work
- “Tribelhorn”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Literature
Scholarly footprint
A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Registered Tribelhorn in Switzerland in 1910, , 1911-06-22, p. 5.
- 2.Registered Tribelhorn in Switzerland in 1912, , 1986-01-29, p. 9.
- 3.Registered Tribelhorn in Switzerland in 1912 , Pester Lloyd, 1913-09-21, p. 34.
- 4.Registered Tribelhorn in Switzerland in 1917 , , 1917-04-29, p. 10.
- 5.Registered Tribelhorn in Switzerland in 1917 , , 1918-07-28, p. 35.
- 6.Production of Tribelhorn in 1918, , 1918-12-15, p. 34.
- 7.Wheelchair Tribelhorn 1915 , , 1915-11-07, p. 29.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 4
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: Die große Automobil-Enzyklopädie. BLV, München 1986, .
- G.N. Georgano: Autos. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975.
- Ernest Schmid: Schweizer Autos. Die schweizerischen Automobilkonstruktionen von 1868 bis heute. Auto-Jahr, Lausanne 1978, .
- Martin Sigrist: Johann Albert Tribelhorn und sein Erbe bei EFAG und NEFAG – Pioniergeschichte des elektrischen Automobils. Verein für wirtschaftshistorische Studien, Zürich 2011, (Schweizer Pioniere der Wirtschaft und Technik. Bd. 93).
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
authority record
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Collectables
20,755 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Triangle StrategyWork
- Tribal RageWork
- Tribal TroubleWork
- Tribal WarsWork
- Tribes 2Work
- Tribes of MidgardWork
- trick candlesTerminology
- TrickStyleWork
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own an object connected with Tribelhorn?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.