Is the ‘Holy Grail of batteries’ finally ready to bless us with its presence?

an image of the Donut Battery with a halo

Earlier this year, a relatively unknown startup from Finland made a startling announcement: It had finally solved solid-state batteries.

Not only that, but Donut Lab, a spinoff of Verge Motorcycles, said that its solid-state battery – long considered the “Holy Grail of batteries” for their high-density, durable, fast-charging abilities – would go into production later this year.

Battery experts were understandably skeptical. After all, solid-state batteries are one of those technologies, along with artificial general intelligence and the hyperloop, that seem perpetually two years away. And while most legitimate efforts in this field – whet …

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