DESIGN NAME: Cake Kalk
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Lightweight Electric Off-Road Motorbikes
INSPIRATION: The dream of a clean outback without any pollution, no sound and no maintenance.
The fact that it’s nearly silent, boosts the riding experience and serves for absolute presence whilst out exploring.
It is also enhancing the level of respect towards the surroundings and those sharing the space with you, whether it’d be fellow hikers, wild animals or maybe even your neighbours when riding your back yard track.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: CAKE develops uncompromising high performance electric off-road motorbikes.
CAKE’s mission is to speed up the journey towards a zero emission society, combining excitement with responsibility.
All components are made from scratch to optimize the riding performance in this new category. Every little detail is elaborated for perfection, while considering the perspectives of sustainability.
It’s all about the outdoors.
- Explore with respect.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The focus here has been off-road performance and innovation.
As there wasn’t anything off-the shelf to support the category, every single component had to be developed from an empty sheet, to support the intended level of quality and durability:
The sizing, the geometry and engineering of axles, hubs, rims, the cockpit and suspension, as well as building and customizing the different parts of the drivetrain, together with developing a whole new chassis; having led to numerous patent pendings, constitutes the introduction of a new category, the Light Electric Off Road Motorbikes (L.E.Os)
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The company was founded April 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The CAKE Kalk bike, built for light off-road performance, uses an industrial standard IPM motor, customized for CAKE and made in Europe. It´s a 15 kW mid motor, powered by a 51.8 Volt, 50Ah battery for torque and range, conducted by specifically developed and tuned software, for the controller and dynamic performance.
With the intention of simplicity, promoting easiness in terms of riding as well as maintenance, it’s a light bike weighing in at sub 70 kilos, using a single pivot direct drive, reducing the number of heavy and moving parts.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Weight: dry 53kg + battery 16kg
Top speed: +75km/h / +46mph
Nm: 42 on motor shaft
Range: up to 80km, 2-3 hrs free riding
kW: 15 kW equal to 20 hp
Lithium Ion battery: at 2.6 kW/h
The controller: services 3 riding modes &
adjustable motor braking
TAGS: electric, motorbike, motorcycle, electric vehicles
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ADDED DATE: 2018-10-18 13:40:31
TEAM MEMBERS (4) : Stefan Ytterborn - CEO, Marcus Carlsson - Product Manager, David Gonzalez - Lead designer and Nils Ytterborn - Software and supply chain
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