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Marco, Co Founder and CEO of Donut Lab, announces that Donut Lab is not just improving batteries but changing the baseline of electric mobility with a solid state battery that reshapes economics and the user experience. He recalls that Donut Motors were introduced at CES and are now used in everyday vehicles, with more than 100 OEMs globally upgrading their product roadmaps. He states that the battery is the next step to make combustion irrelevant.
A short film shows early partners working with Donut Motors, including Watt EV platform technology with Donut Lab end wheel technology, the AR5 using a 12-inch donut motor with a hollow core for efficient load path, and the Speedster with four 17-inch Donut Lab motors delivering lightweight, dense power and expanded architectural possibilities.
Marco emphasizes that the industry’s decade-long promise of solid state batteries has been hampered by compromises. He asserts that there are no production vehicles with solid state batteries to date and argues that every solid state battery claimed to be coming soon carries trade-offs. Donut Lab asks, “Can we build an all solid state battery pack with no compromises that can actually go into production of vehicles?” He answers that Donut Lab is presenting a no compromise all solid state battery—not hybrid or semi solid, but all solid state—engineered as a complete battery system, pack electronics, thermal and safety, built to scale. He claims it is “the world's only solid state battery pack that combines all of the features that the industry has been forced to trade against each other: Ultra high energy density, the fastest charging time, practically unlimited cycles, extreme safety and lower price than lithium ion,” and that it is “for every use case where batteries are used,” including two wheelers, cars, drones, robotics, and grid storage. He adds the battery is 100% green, made from materials found everywhere, not rare or geopolitically constrained.
Spencer from Verge describes Verge TS Pro as the world’s first production vehicle powered by a solid state battery from DonutLab, delivering a 35-minute charge time now under ten minutes, and a real world range of 350 kilometers, with a long range variant delivering up to 600 kilometers. He notes the TS Pro’s motor is 50% lighter with 1,000 Newton meters, plus a new double display dashboard. Verge upgrades all TS Pros to the new generation with solid state batteries.
Marco highlights energy density at 400 watt hours per kilogram, enabling dramatically more range at the same weight or the same range with a lighter pack. He states the pack charges zero to full in as low as five minutes and is designed for 100,000 cycles. The battery retains over 99% capacity at minus 30 degrees Celsius and also above 100 degrees Celsius. He contrasts this with lithium ion’s safety risks, noting Donut Battery is designed so that when damaged it won’t ignite.
The battery is priced to be lower than lithium ion from day one and is designed as a platform technology for two wheelers, passenger vehicles, fleets, drones, robotics, marine, and stationary storage. Donut Lab announces integration with Watt Electric on a lightweight electric skateboard platform that includes Donut Motors and Donut Battery, ready for OEMs to adopt today. Cova Power trailers, electrified through a joint venture with Aholda Group, will also feature the Donut solid state battery, improving diesel savings and energy costs in ground transportation.
Finally, Donut Lab presents the Donut platform—integrating motor, software, battery, and control units—aimed at helping OEMs redefine vehicle categories, with the Donut Battery complete as the pivotal element for combustion to become irrelevant.