Back in January, Verge Motorcycles and Donut Lab made a bold announcement that the world’s first production vehicle with a solid-state battery would ship that quarter. The battery technology in the motorcycle, the Donut Battery, is stated to have a density of 400 Wh/kg, the ability to charge in five minutes, and survive more than 100,000 cycles with minimal degradation, all while being cheaper to make than a lithium battery – and out of 100 percent green materials, at that. Donut Lab has thus far failed to prove the biggest claims, and now the co-founder of a company partnered with Donut Lab is blowing the whistle, saying that the promises were exaggerated.
This story comes to us from Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, which has been investigating the claims of the Donut Battery since its announcement. Lauri Peltola, the co-founder and former Chief Commercial Officer at Nordic Nano, claims that the Donut Lab Donut Battery’s promises about energy density, charge cycles, and degradation have not been achieved. More, Peltola claims that Donut Lab’s claim about being able to mass-produce the battery is being misrepresented.
Peltola has filed a criminal report against Donut Lab, claiming misleading communication and empty promises. But what’s going on here? It comes down to how Donut Lab has handled the launch of this battery right from the start, and the fact that, despite numerous tests and several videos, none of the important claims have been proved yet.
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