Charged EVs | Donut Lab says its all-solid-state battery shall be utilized in a manufacturing electrical motorbike this yr

Stable-state batteries are a sizzling matter within the EV world—they theoretically off greater power density in comparison with conventional lithium-ion batteries, in addition to an improved security profile and different benefits. Many, many corporations are engaged on SSBs, and automakers are testing them, however we haven’t but seen large-scale deployment of all-solid-state cells in a manufacturing car.

So, when an organization known as Donut Lab introduced that its solid-state batteries at the moment are “prepared for OEM use,” and can be deployed in sister firm’s Verge Bikes’ 2026 fashions within the first quarter of this yr, it harvested a number of headlines.

Donut Lab says its all-solid-state battery delivers 400 Wh/kg of particular power, and is designed to last as long as 100,000 cycles with minimal capability fade. Excessive temperatures aren’t any drawback: the battery retains over 99% of its capability from -30° to 100° C.

However wait! There’s extra: Donut’s SSB “is made solely from considerable, reasonably priced and geopolitically protected supplies, doesn’t depend on uncommon or delicate parts, and demonstrates a decrease price than lithium-ion (batteries).” It may be produced in customized sizes, voltages and geometries, enabling structural integration and different specialised purposes.

“Whereas the benefits are apparent, the way forward for solid-state batteries has been a transferring goal, continuously delayed,” mentioned Donut Lab CEO Marko Lehtimäki. “Our reply on solid-state batteries being prepared to be used in OEM manufacturing autos is now, as we speak, not later. Donut Lab has engineered a brand new high-performance solid-state Donut Battery that may be scaled to main manufacturing volumes and is seen now in real-world use within the Verge Bikes bikes on the street in Q1. Donut Lab waited to announce our solid-state battery breakthrough till the expertise was absolutely examined, validated, and already working in autos.”

Donut Lab can be offering its SSBs to WATT Electrical Automobiles, Cova Energy Sensible Trailer (a three way partnership between Ahola Group and Donut Lab) and the ESOX Group, a supplier of defense-grade platforms.

Not everyone seems to be satisfied {that a} new EV period is at hand. Battery scientist Tom Boetticher posted on LinkedIn that Donut Labs’ claims “made many battery scientists extremely skeptical,” noting that “there isn’t any comparable solid-state cell wherever on this planet that achieves these specs.” It seems that Donut’s SSB tech comes from Nordic Nanoan organization by which Donut is an investor.

Skepticism a couple of main breakthrough resembling that is to be anticipated. Contemplating the plethora of publicity round Donut’s announcement, it appears sure that extra particulars and knowledge shall be forthcoming quickly.

Electrek’s Fred Lambert factors out that if Verge Bikes succeeds in delivering solid-state batteries in manufacturing autos in early 2026, it is going to have “overwhelmed the whole international automotive trade to the punch.” Runners-up within the SSB race would come with not solely Quantumscape and Ducati, who unveiled an illustration bike solid-state cells final Septemberhowever heavyweights resembling Samsung SDI and Schaeffler (to say nothing of Toyota, which has been speaking trash about SSBs for a decade).

We will see.

Supply: Donut Lab