Donut Lab’s solid-state battery: THIS MAY BE IT!!

Just passed third-party validation:

https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/donut-lab-s-solid-state-battery-passes-first-independent-test

Claims:

• Up to 37 miles of range added per minute of charging (FULL charge in 5 minutes), much faster than Tesla Supercharging (20 to 40 minutes)

• Can charge safely to 100% repeatedly (no slowdown near full)

• Long-range batteries no longer matter because charging is no longer a time barrier

• 370-mile range motorcycle demo

• 20.2 kWh battery = 217 miles range

• 33.3 kWh battery = 370 miles range

• 400 Wh/kg energy density (current lithium-ion EV batteries are ~250 to 300 Wh/kg)

• 30 to 60% more energy per weight

• Very high safety (no flammable liquid electrolyte)

• 100,000 charge cycles lifespan (vs ~1,000 to 2,000 today)

• Works from −22°F to 212°F with over 99% capacity retention

• Ability to use existing battery manufacturing infrastructure

• “Lower cost than lithium-ion”

• Made from “abundant, low-cost materials”

• They...

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