On March 13, 2023, Swedish electric motorcycle company Cake announced a new partnership with the companies Italika and Citio. Their combined purpose: Accelerating electrification of the two-wheeled sector in Mexico.
For those unfamiliar, Italika both designs and manufactures a wide range of primarily small-displacement motorcycles for the Mexican market. It also sells its bikes in Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Peru. Meanwhile, Citio is Mexico’s first battery-swapping network, so it’s interesting to see its partnership. Although Cake’s existing bike batteries can be charged off the bike, and thus are inherently swappable with a fully-charged one that you may already have waiting, commercial swapping may be a new frontier for the brand.
