When Donut Labs and Verge Motorcycles announced the world’s first production solid-state battery in an EV, experts were skeptical. A company that no one had ever heard of suddenly claimed that it would beat heavyweights like Factorial, QuantumScape, Toyota and Mercedes to market with this game-changing technology.
The plan was to launch it in the first quarter of this year, which ends on March 31. But in a new interview with a Finnish publication, Verge Motorcycles’ CEO Tuomo Lehtimäki admitted that the motorcycles are not yet certified for sale. Many markets will have to wait until 2027, he says.
Here’s what else is going on today:
The Polestar 4 may be America’s weirdest EV. Patrick George thinks that’s a good thing.
BMW just built the first example of its most important electric car yet.
A real-world look at what it’s like to charge an EV overnight in -30º F weather.
—Mack Hogan, Deputy Editor
Photo: Donut Lab
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