Start
SUN MAY 22 – Location: Schindler, Ebikon
The SolarButterfly has been built on the Komax construction site until May 13th; now the construction takes place by Schindler in Ebikon/LU
09:30 h The SolarButterfly will leave its construction site by Schindler/Ebikon
For WAVE participants, here the meeting point (see map)
Payerne
SUN MAY 22 – Location: Aeropol 132, Payerne Aéroport
Visiting a solar powered airplane and welcome by founder Raphael Domjan
14:00 – 16:00 h Presentation of SolarStratos
Geneva
SUN MAY 22 – Location: Coopérative équilibre (see map link)
Discover the unique solar living cooperative!
17:00 h Approximate arrival of the SolarButterfly in Geneva
17:30 h Event together with the WAVE participants
19:00 h End
Geneva - Start of the World Tour
MON MAY 23 – Location: Place des Nations (see map link)
09:00 h Arrival
10:00 h Official welcome with UN representative and the press
11:00 h Official start / drive to Brugg
Brugg
MON MAY 23 – Location: FHNW
Let’s visit our main sponsor BRUGG AG, a leading cable producer.
16:00 h Official welcome & press
16:30 h Get together and visiting the SolarButterfly (open for public)
20:00 h End
Sins - 3AComposites
TUE MAY 24 – Location: Industrie N 2, 5643 Sins (see map link)
Meet the team who makes plastic sheets out of ocean bottles for the SolarButterfly and more
10:00 h Official welcome
10:20 h Interviews
10:40 h Visiting the SolarButterfly (open for public)
11:00 h For WAVE participants: guided tour of the production site
12:00 h End
Sarnen
WED MAY 25 – Location: Kantonsschule Sarnen
Discover an e-truck
08:00 h Arrival
08:15 h Official welcome
08:30 h Start School event
10:00 h Short presentation of the e-truck
12:00 h End
Sachseln
WED MAY 25 – Location: maxon
Get to know maxon, a leading company for small electric motors as well as electric bikes.
13:00 h Arrival
13:30 h Official welcome
14:30 h Visit maxon Production & Site
16:30 h End
Engelberg
WED MAY 25 – Location: Kempinski Hotel
Get together
18:00 h Arrival
18:30 Official welcome
19:00 Apero
21:00 h End
Sachseln
THU MAY 26 – Location: maxon
Get a warm welcome by maxon and start of the Butterfly-E-Bike-Tour
09:00 h Arrival
10:00 h Official welcome
11:00 h Start E-Bike-Tour via Melchsee-Frutt to Innertkirchen
See detailed programme of E-Bike-TourE-Bike
Innertkirchen
THU MAY 26 – Location: KWO
Visit Switzerland’s largest hydro power company and see how they produce electricity since more than 100 years
16:00 h Arrival
16:30 h Official welcome and start of tour/visit of KWO
17:30 h Finish
18:30 h Diner
Interlaken
FRI MAY 27 – Location: Hofer Ammann Platz
16:30 h Arrival E-Bike-Tour
18:30 h Dinner and Get-together
Thun
SAT MAY 28 – Location: In front of the station
10:00 h Arrival
11:45 h Lunch
13:00 h departure to Gantrisch Naturpark
Oberwangen
SAT MAY 28 – Location: In front of the station
Let’s visit the second largest Swiss electric bike producer
16:15 h Official welcome
16:30 h Start of guided tour
17:30 h Get-together
18:00 h Dinner
19:30 h Finish
Burgdorf
SUN MAY 29 – Location: TecLab
Learn more about TecLab
09:00 h Arrival of participants
09:30 h Official welcome
09:45 h Start guided tour in 2 groups
11:00 h End of guided tours
11:15 h Drive to the old town of Burgdorf
Burgdorf
SUN MAY 29 – Location: Downtown (address will be known soon)
Discover this beautiful old town!
11:15 h Arrival of participants
11:30 h Official welcome (in front of the SolarButterfly)
11:45 h Visit & presentation of the SolarButterfly
12:00 h Departure of the E-Bikers towards Jenni Energietechnik
Burgdorf
SUN MAY 29 – Location: Jenni Energietechnik
Learn how to heat a house in the Swiss winter with solar energy, stored in the summer
12:15 h Arrival of the participants
12:30 h Lunch
13:00 h Official welcome
13:15 h Start of the visit
14:00 h Departure with E-Bikes to Huttwil
Huttwil
SUN MAY 29 – Location: Flyer
Join us and let’s visit Switzerland’s largest electric bike producer in the heart of the Swiss Emmental
15:00 h Arrival of participants
15:15 h Official welcome given by the CEO
15:30 h Visit of the production site
17:00 h End
