StoreDot
StoreDot, the pioneer of extreme fast charging battery technology for electric vehicles, is encouraging global electric vehicle manufacturers to adopt more of a start-up mindset to bring transformational charging technologies onto the market quicker.
StoreDot is now on track for mass production readiness of its 100in5 silicon-dominant extreme fast charging batteries next year, delivering a range of 100 miles (160 km) in just five minutes of charge. StoreDot's XFC battery solution solves the key 'charging anxiety' barrier to EV mass adoption. However, the company's CEO is urging some automotive manufacturers to re-evaluate their traditional technology introduction timelines to accelerate the adoption of these game-changing batteries into new vehicles, benefitting customers while enabling a swifter uptake of EVs.
Traditionally, global car companies are locked into sequential prototyping and testing processes with timescales that fit the familiar long cycles of ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicle development. However, leading car companies can embrace new practices and leverage a swifter development mode enabling the introduction of the latest technologies to market faster through collaborations with startups and scaleup-ready businesses such as StoreDot.
"We are working with many global OEMs and it's clear that some are already changing their mindset to adopt advanced battery technologies faster,” says Dr Doron Myersdorf, StoreDot CEO. “But not every OEM behaves like this, and I believe the entire EV industry will benefit from accelerating its processes and timelines if we are going to collectively undertake the seismic shift to electrification that the world needs."
StoreDot's '100inX' strategic technology roadmap remains on track and with better OEM process alignment it can reach the market faster. XFC technology features 100in5, 100in3 and 100in2 of miles per minute of charging - three generations of StoreDot technologies of silicon-dominant anode, semi-solid-state and post-lithium. The roadmap confirms that the timings for these to enter mass production and adoption will be delivered over the coming decade with 100in5 to be commercially ready as soon as next year, 100in3 by 2028 and 100in2 by 2032.
StoreDot's XFC battery cells are currently being evaluated by 15 global automotive manufacturers.