The Makka Polestar edition made its debut at the IAA Mobility 2021.
CAKE, the Swedish electric motorbike manufacturer, is announcing the launch of their third platform, “Makka”, a family of light and convenient urban shuttles, for short-haul commercial transportation as well as for commuting needs; all models with category-leading performance. The new electric mopeds further define CAKEs ambition, inviting more and different users, while constantly developing means of performance, durability and relevancy in line with the company’s mission to inspire towards zero emission.
Car queues, crowded subways, occupied parking lots and poor air quality – the list of problems with mobility in cities is growing, a realization which recently has some governments reacting. From Paris’ car-ban in its city center to Barcelona’s low-emissions zones – important steps are currently being taken worldwide to ensure that cars, noise, pollution and parking hassle will be a thing of the past.
With these recent developments as backdrop, Polestar and CAKE released the new and unique electric mobility bundle that combines the all-round road capabilities of the Polestar 2 with the inner-city convenience of the CAKE Makka.
This initiative is the next step in our brand collaboration and it gives us a chance to tackle broader mobility challenges. The lightweight bike connects with Polestar 2 via an ‘umbilical cord’ that allows it to charge from our car, ready to tackle inner cities as well as have fun off-road
Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath.
A solution for car-free cities of the future
With car-free cities on the rise, your Polestar car can be left at convenient city border parkings at the edge of town as you continue your inner-city errands on your light and convenient Makka moped.
Makka is a lightweight state-of-the-art machine doubling as a smart configurations platform for your everyday mobile needs. With its emphasis on power to weight ratio, easiness of riding, reach, its efficiency carrying stuff and durability it is the ultimate tool for clean, short-haul transportation and commuting. The compact Makka extends the user matrix, certified for a number of different classes, targeting users without the need for a motorcycling license, with the entry model to be used by anyone from 15 years and older. Aside from its gravel capability for weekend excursions or taking the beating from commercial use, it comes with a variety of accessories to serve individual needs of what to carry along.
“Our new electric mobility bundle comes as a unique first step to solve the worldwide problems of city mobility as well as to accelerate the transition towards an emissions-free future. Instead of wasting time in a car queue, struggling to find a parking spot or squashing up in a crowded subway train, we together with the team at Polestar want to make the future of mobility flexible, accessible and emission-free – while aiming to create cities for people, not for cars that pollute, says CAKE’s CEO and founder Stefan Ytterborn.
For this occasion, Polestar and CAKE have designed a special version of the recently released moped platform, Makka. Makka is a lightweight state-of-the-art machine with its emphasis on power to weight ratio, easiness of riding, reach, its efficiency carrying stuff and durability making it the ultimate tool for clean, short-haul transportation and commuting. As CAKE’s third platform, Makka is a convenient machine for sustainable and flexible inner-city mobility.
