Clearly superior performance to any other battery on the market
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- Clearly superior performance to any other battery on the market
- Exceptional durability: the battery can withstand at least 100,000 charge cycles
- Significantly reduced fire risk
- The battery does not depend on rare minerals and has low costs
- A real revolution in the electric car industry or the biggest hoax in the industry?
- The first Verge bikes with this battery should be on the market soon
- What this battery means for the future of electric mobility
According to the company, the Donut Lab Solid State battery offers an energy density of 400 Wh/kg, significantly higher than the current lithium-ion battery standard of 150 to 250 Wh/kg.
In addition, the battery could be fully charged in just five minutes without requiring charging limits for durability protection. In comparison, conventional batteries need 20-30 minutes for an 80% partial charge, according to Electrive.com and N-TV.de
Battery performance is not affected by extreme temperatures: “At -30°C, the battery retains over 99% of capacity, and at temperatures exceeding 100°C, it continues to retain over 99% of capacity, with no signs of ignition or degradation,” the official statement states.
Pero hay un detalle crucial: las motos Verge equipadas con estas baterías Donut se entregan en marzo. Ya están en producción en Finlandia.
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— Arnau Catalist (@arnau4bet) January 20, 2026
Exceptional durability: the battery can withstand at least 100,000 charge cycles
Another impressive feature is durability. According to Donut Lab, their battery can withstand at least 100,000 charge cycles, far exceeding current standards. For example, lithium-ion batteries last for about 2,000 cycles, and lithium-iron phosphate batteries for over 3,000 cycles.
Significantly reduced fire risk
The Finnish company claims its battery is extremely safe, eliminating the fire risks common with today’s batteries. It does not contain flammable electrolytes and prevents the formation of metallic dendrites, the main causes of internal short circuits.
The battery does not depend on rare minerals and has low costs
In addition, the battery is made from available and affordable materials without depending on rare or geopolitically sensitive elements, which could significantly reduce production costs. Also, its modular design makes it adaptable to various uses, including in the drone industry.
However, Donut Lab did not disclose the composition of the materials used for this solid cell.
A real revolution in the electric car industry or the biggest hoax in the industry?
Although the innovation promises to revolutionize the field of electric vehicles, many experts and competitors are skeptical. According to N-TV.de, Yang Hongxin, CEO of China’s Svolt Energy, said: “This battery does not exist in the world … All the parameters contradict each other.”
Moreover, other specialists suggest that the technology could be closer to a supercapacitor than a solid battery.
The first Verge bikes with this battery should be on the market soon
Donut Lab currently has an annual production capacity of 1 GWh in Finland, but plans to expand to 10 GWh by 2027 and to 100 GWh in the long term, with factories in the UK, the Middle East and the US. However, the sources of funding for these ambitions remain unclear.
What this battery means for the future of electric mobility
Solid-state batteries have been researched for years due to their theoretical advantages, especially for use in electric cars.
In China, the first vehicles equipped with such cells are already on the road, although some use semi-solid-state cells, which contain a gelatinous electrolyte.
What Donut Lab says, however, suggests that the battery they developed is a completely solid one.
“When we first introduced the Donut Motor last year at CES, many didn’t believe it was possible until they saw the technology in action on the road and setting world performance records.
Now, with the solid Donut Battery, the company is doing the same. Donut Lab waited to announce the solid-state battery breakthrough until the technology was fully tested, validated and already in use in vehicles.
As of today, these batteries are real, used in production vehicles and represent the future of electric mobility,” said Marko Lehtimäki, CEO of Donut Lab.
And Mercedes-Benz is testing a “solid-state” battery that could provide a range of more than 1,000 kilometers on a single charge. The first production car to use this technology is set to hit the roads before 2029, according to Autocar.co.uk.
It remains to be seen if this “miracle battery” will revolutionize the automotive industry or if Donut Lab will become a mere curiosity. The first Verge motorcycles equipped with these batteries are expected to hit the market in the first quarter of 2026.
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