Swedish electric motorcycle and moped maker Cake was declared bankrupt on February 1, with sales discontinued until further notice.
Cake is known for producing very distinctive-looking electric two-wheelers. Its range consists of five different platforms - the Bukk, the Kalk, the Ösa, the Makka, and the Åik.
The Ösa has a striking ‘unibar’ that combines with a clamp-on system to enable users to attach tools, equipment, bags and other items, and Cake's e-bike-speed electric moped Makka can also be fitted out for carrying goods.
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The Kalk AP was produced with the Southern African Wildlife College as an anti-poaching electric motorbike, with a top speed of 90km/h and a range of approximately three hours on typical off-road terrain.
The motorcycle is charged by solar power and each one comes with a solar panel and power station kit from Goal Zero.
And last year, the manufacturer launched its first e-bike, the Cake Åik, a longtail e-cargo bike that can be fitted with three batteries for all-day riding.
The bankruptcy administration is currently working towards a sale of the business. Jakob Callmander of Swedish law firm Fylgia has been appointed as trustee.
The news follows what Visordown called a "dismal" 2023 for UK electric motorcycle sales, with total sales falling by 37.8% to 4,062 units in 2023 - compared to over 107,000 petrol bikes sold in the same period.
But while Cake’s future is uncertain, TechCrunch has reported that the majority of its US inventory is going to Michael Joyce, who runs a retail shop in St Petersburg called Emoto.
He told TechCrunch that he bought all of the Makka and Ösa motorbikes that had been shipped to the US as well as accessories and spare parts. Joyce, who is working with Detroit-based startup Bloom, says he hopes to help keep the Swedish brand alive with the purchase.
Bloom will warehouse the inventory and help ship the motorbikes around the country.
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