Maximilian Güttinger

CEO & Founder Emil Motors

Maximilian Güttinger is a young entrepreneur and CEO of Emil Motors. While studying mechanical engineering at TU München, he and his Co-Founder Johannes Unhold created a novel electric motor concept without rare-earth magnets.

Being experienced in the fields of engineering and entrepreneurship, he decided to start a company around that electric motor design.

Previously Maximilian was involved in several software projects, including innovative 3D rendering software and various web projects. There was always a strong interest in electric mobility and sustainable transportation, which is reflected in Emil’s rare-earth free design.

His personal hobby is flying glider planes, where he also became friends with Johannes and the first motor ideas were born. The company name Emil also originates from the local glider club.

After working on their electric motor for almost a year, they joined the startup accelerator UnternehmerTUM in 2022, founded the Company in 2023, built multiple prototypes as well as filed three patents in that same year.