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he era of sustainability en- courages automotive inven- tors to think outside the box, sparking motivation and creativity. Electric vehicles alone have the potential to revolutionize how we use energy, and the challenge for manufacturers is to do just that, albeit without comprising the performance and design. Swedish off-roading manufacturer, CAKE, has constructed a bike, the Kalk, concen- trating on the advantages sustainability can bring to the electric two-wheeler. e customized e-motorbike is capable of traversing various terrains, without infringing on the environment with a gas-powered engine that all bikes run off of. With positive feedback from hundreds of customers from 15 differ- ent countries across the globe, the Kalk aims to reinvent the traditional dirtbike and provide an interesting look into the future of off-roading. With an idea stemming from his love for the outdoors and aer getting in contact with Quantya—an Italian electric motorcycle brand—Stefan Ytterborn, the founder and CEO of CAKE, began the quest of pioneer- ing a new off-roading motorbike. An electric bike that could still offer the exhilarating thrill and discovery of the traditional outdoor experience, but could break the stagnation in the motorbike marketplace, setting itself apart in its own category. He explains, "ey tend to do what they always did, putting an electric drivetrain on a motorbike which has been devel- oped for the combustion engine. But due to the different characteristics of the combustion engine and an elec- tric drivetrain, there are very differ- ent consequences in terms of how the perfect ride actually comes out. Again, the motorcycle industry is stuck with the old." V U E N J . C O M 153

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