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Posted on 01/10/2026 9:12:57 AM PST by BereanBrain
Times, they are a changing....Reminber i told you so...
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Ah, the unobtanium battery!
* All solid state battery
* Ultra high energy density: 400 W-h/kg
* Energy capacity: 125 W-h
* Ultra fast charging speeds.
* Full discharge or charge in 5 minutes
* 100k cycles regardless of charge / discharge profile
* Safe. No risk of fire or explosion when damaged. No risk of thermal runaway. Non-combustible, non-flammable.
* No dendrite formation
* Puncture resistant
* 99% capacity from -30C to 100C
* Price-parity with lithium batteries
* Zero nickel, cobal and lithium
Agree!
But battery technology advances even with that the more energy you shove into chemical bonds in general the more unstable! There’s probably a sweet spot somewhere but we it be economical and mass producible.
Being “anti-EV” or “pro-EV” is retarded.
The tech is interesting. If I lived in Florida and only left the Villages to go to Publix and I had the money, I would drive a Tesla instead of a golf cart in a heartbeat.
I live in Central New Hampshire and have an 80 mile commute, and my job involves being there whatever the weather, so I drive a 6200 lb SUV with 4wd.
Horses for courses.
No need to watch. People who have use for EVs are free to purchase them and people who don’t have other choices. The free market will take care of the situation if left alone to do so.
Goodbye, troll.
I’m surprised it’s still up.
Mods must be sleeping in...
1. Energy density
2. Energy transportability
3. Energy reliability
They can kick and scratch all they want...the artificially inflated EV bubble is over. The market deciding is always the right course. Those who want them can buy them, but you do not force an inferior product on people. If EV’s evolve to be more practical, more quick and simple to refuel, and operated with the same absolute freedom as an ICE auto then so be it.
Speaking of EV’s: I drove an 800 mile road trip for New Year’s. It took 2 days to get there and 2 days to get home. I spent as much money on recharging as I would have spent on gas. I had to get a place to sleep for both nights. Also I had to drive through a snow storm on the way back and that was pretty harrowing. Conversely I drove that same trip in a gas vehicle before Christmas and I got there in 10 hours. That was with lots of breaks for letting the dog go outside.
I enjoy the speed and acceleration of the EV but there are some restraints on your freedom if it is your primary vehicle. For instance you can use a fast charger but you can’t charge past 80% because the battery will get too hot and cause damage. Basically 80% is the new Full. Also you can’t run the battery all the way down or even near to all the way down because the spacing of charging locations. When you get down to 20% you have to be looking for your next charger.
This means that you have a battery that will drive 270 miles when full but you can only really operate in a range of 70% of your total battery capacity which is about 190 miles. Then, if you turn on the heater you can decrease your range by 10 or 15%. That means 150 miles between charges.
Each charging stop takes 45 minutes minimum and that is if stations are available and working. I stopped at one place where 2 chargers were down and the other 2 were being used. I had to call support to get them to reboot the terminals which were Windows 10 computers (!). It added 15 minutes to my charging session. Another place it was so cold that the touch screen wouldn’t respond to my finger. Lots of charging hassles.
EV ownership is not for everyone. I like my electric car as long as I am staying close to home. I can drive all day and charge at night and then drive all the next day.
From AI...
“New
donut batteries
Donut batteries refer to the all-solid-state batteries developed by Donut Lab, which are designed for electric vehicles. They offer high energy density, can be fully charged in five minutes, and are engineered for up to 100,000 charge cycles, making them a significant advancement in battery technology for electric mobility.
Where can I buy one and for how much?
You can purchase Donut batteries through Verge Motorcycles, which is incorporating Donut Lab’s solid-state batteries into their electric motorcycle models, specifically the TS Pro and TS Ultra. The price for these motorcycles starts at approximately €30,000 (around $30,000 USD). They also claim impressive specs, such as achieving an 80% charge in under 10 minutes and offering a range of about 600 kilometers (372 miles).
These motorcycles are currently available for preorder, and delivery is expected in the first quarter of 2026. If you’re interested, I recommend checking out the Verge Motorcycles website for more details on availability and specific configurations. “
DANG!
What CURRENT is going to be produced to do THAT???
SAy you do 60 MPH -for an hour.
You want that same power replaced in 5 minutes?
that's goona be, at 100% efficiency, 12 times more power
I’m anti-EV with the current technology. You have to be a perfect driver, your vehicle has to work perfectly, and you need convenient access to chargers and time to use them.
Hybrids I have no problem with.
Good luck putting EV chargers in the hood.
mine’s in this range: 4,513 lbs up to 5,363 lbs.
I donut like it, it sounds like a food product.
“can be fully charged in five minutes”
“80% charge in under 10 minutes”
So this is what qualifies as “Breaking News?”
Who’d-a-thunk-it.
Not to mention silver, which is used in a lot of batteries and electronics. Right now there’s a major shortage, which is why the price is going up so fast in spite of the efforts of the PTB.
“charging such a battery in five minutes means something a lot beefier than 240V house current...”
You cannot change the physics of energy transfer.
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