Donut Lab’s all-solid-state battery delivers 400 Wh/kg of energy density
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Re: Donut Lab’s all-solid-state battery delivers 400 Wh/kg of energy density
#2Definitely a "huge if true" headline.
Seems like there's natural skepticism here (https://electrek.co/2026/01/05/verge-unveils-370-mile-electr...), but boy, if it works... Hopefully would be a bellwether for commercial solid-state truly emerging in the next few years.
Fingers crossed this is true.
Re: Donut Lab’s all-solid-state battery delivers 400 Wh/kg of energy density
#3I'm very skeptical of any company that just 'pops up' and makes a bunch of claims that will shake up the industry.
I doubt they'd sell to endusers, but not having any partnerships with established brands with sales figures is a big red flag.
No mention of manufacturing capabilities either so I think it's just hype (or worse a rug pull for early investors)
Re: Donut Lab’s all-solid-state battery delivers 400 Wh/kg of energy density
#4No physical address, no patents, no mentions of independent testing, the whole "drag&drop OS to build EVs".
Totally legit.
Re: Donut Lab’s all-solid-state battery delivers 400 Wh/kg of energy density
#5I'm very skeptical of any company that just 'pops up' and makes a bunch of claims that will shake up the industry. I doubt they'd sell to endusers, but not having any partnerships with established brands with sales figures is a big red flag. No mention of manufacturing capabilities either so I think it's just hype (or worse a rug pull for early investors)
Some poking around suggests it's a subsidiary of "Verge Motorcycles", which are electric and have much more of a web presence.
Re: Donut Lab’s all-solid-state battery delivers 400 Wh/kg of energy density
#6I'm very skeptical of any company that just 'pops up' and makes a bunch of claims that will shake up the industry. I doubt they'd sell to endusers, but not having any partnerships with established brands with sales figures is a big red flag. No mention of manufacturing capabilities either so I think it's just hype (or worse a rug pull for early investors)
Agreed. But you can supposedly book a test ride on a Verge motorcycle with this battery.[1] Verge has three stores in California, two of which are in Silicon Valley.
Base price $35,000 with the good battery.
Solid state batteries have been working for a while now, but they're still far too expensive. Mercedes has one demo car. Ducati has one demo motorcycle. Maybe they just decided to accept the high cost and sell a high-end product.
Re: Donut Lab’s all-solid-state battery delivers 400 Wh/kg of energy density
#7I'm very skeptical of any company that just 'pops up' and makes a bunch of claims that will shake up the industry. I doubt they'd sell to endusers, but not having any partnerships with established brands with sales figures is a big red flag. No mention of manufacturing capabilities either so I think it's just hype (or worse a rug pull for early investors)
Let's wait until Q2 when the first bikes with ssb would roll out
Re: Donut Lab’s all-solid-state battery delivers 400 Wh/kg of energy density
#8I'm very skeptical of any company that just 'pops up' and makes a bunch of claims that will shake up the industry. I doubt they'd sell to endusers, but not having any partnerships with established brands with sales figures is a big red flag. No mention of manufacturing capabilities either so I think it's just hype (or worse a rug pull for early investors)
Um... Did nobody see the Verge motorbike which is now shipping as standard with this battery? And the three companies which are also deploying the new battery tech? If this is a scam, it's definitely a very very sophisticated one.
Re: Donut Lab’s all-solid-state battery delivers 400 Wh/kg of energy density
#9No physical address, no patents, no mentions of independent testing, the whole "drag&drop OS to build EVs". Totally legit.
You can supposedly go see the bike at the Verge store at
Westfield Valley Fair,
2855 Stevens Creek Blvd.,
Santa Clara, CA 95050-6709. That's a large mall near Apple HQ. Open until 9 PM.
Someone in Silicon Valley should stop by on their way home today and take a picture.
You can't just pay $35,000 and ride it away, though. They're just taking pre-orders.
Still, at least you can go kick the tires and make sure it's not just a render on the web site. It's an overly clever design; the rear wheel is hubless.
Re: Donut Lab’s all-solid-state battery delivers 400 Wh/kg of energy density
#10Been following/hoping for the ultimate battery for... a few decades now I think. Donut reads as a home run of sorts. However... during those decades reading about "new tech" that promised great gains, all ended up in the dustbin of history. I really, really hope Donut is for real. Breath. Not. Holding. HTH, RF
ps: Just ordered two new dog collar lights cause the relatively new ones we had fully discharged while the mutts were outside. Now they wont charge. Jesus I hate LiOn.