An independent investigation has produced definitive proof that Donut Lab's solid-state battery is actually a standard lithium-ion cell.
    • chaogomu@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      Same company, their newest cells are based on that tech, but with 7 years of advances, so 360Wh/kg. Which is about the same as most other top end Lithium-ion batteries, just solid-state rather than a liquid electrolyte.

      • Axolotl@feddit.itEnglish
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        There is some specific reason why we don’t use it? Or they last too long so companies don’t want to sell them?

        • chaogomu@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          They’re brand new at that energy density. They just haven’t made their way into many products.

          ProLogium is building a gigafactory in France.

          The newest batteries also seems to solve the charging issues, which was rather slow.