CAKE Plans to Build the World’s Cleanest Dirt Bike

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Embodied Carbon Emissions are greenhouse gases released during the manufacturing process before a product is delivered. Manufacturers traditionally pay little attention to these gasses. Not CAKE, a Swedish electric motorcycle company.

According to Treehugger, CAKE partnered with Vattenfall, an EU energy company, to build the world’s cleanest motorcycle by 2025.

“Vattenfall's head of corporate sustainability, Annika Ramsköld, summarizes the problem of upfront carbon: "Going fossil free isn't just about how things are powered, it's about removing fossil fuels from how things are sourced, made, transported, and assembled. So while electric vehicles are a great start, we need to go further."

CAKE wants to reduce the electric motorcycle upfront carbon to 0. Currently, the company emits 1,186 kg of CO2e for the production of the Kalk bike. They explain the plan to get to zero. The first step is to reassemble Kalk and to check the environmental footprint of each part. They’ll also follow the transportation of every component, from the frame to each screw.

The main problem they face are global suppliers and partners. The company concluded the complexity of the global supply chain is overwhelming, so they are focusing on the four main materials: aluminum, steel, plastic, and rubber.

Finally, the company acknowledges that zero-emissions vehicles won’t save our planet. But, we need to use fewer resources and keep them circulating for longer, which is what they hope to achieve with their zero-emissions bike.