World's First Production Solid-State Battery Charges in Just 5 Minutes

An outfit called Donut Lab has revealed the world's first production-ready solid-state battery. Designed specifically for electric vehicles, the battery can be recharged to full capacity in just five minutes, and that's a big deal. While some early adopters have been willing to deal with the inconveniences of EV ownership, the vast majority of those who are agnostic about what powers their cars remain unwilling to deal with the long wait times that recharging an electric vehicle requires; even if charging stations are prolific in your area, refilling the battery takes a certain amount of planning. With this technology, however, recharging an EV could take no more time than filling a combustion-powered car's gas tank. In fact, Donut Lab's CEO says the company's goal is to "make electric vehicles so good that combustion becomes irrelevant."

The World's First Solid-State-Powered EV is Imminent

The startup says its liquid-free battery cells and modules are now available at a gigawatt-hour level of production capacity, and it's inviting companies all over the world to take advantage. Verge Motorcycles, which already uses Donut Lab's futuristic in-wheel motor on its electric motorcycles, says the updated version of its TS Pro two-wheeler, scheduled to reach customers in the first quarter of 2026, will be the world's first production all-solid-state-powered EV. Donut Lab says the battery has an energy density of 400 watt-hours/kilogram, which is double the density of a typical Tesla battery, and can be fully charged - not just to 80%, as is ideal for conventional batteries - in five minutes for as many as 100,000 cycles. According to InsideEVs, the best traditional lithium-ion batteries available today only manage a density of around 250-300 Wh/kg and can only last up to 5,000 full cycles while limiting the maximum state of charge to 80%. In other words, this battery is a game-changer.

Donut's Battery is Safer, Faster, and Cheaper

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Donut Lab's solid-state battery is not only more energy-dense, faster-charging, capable of providing more range, and lighter, but it's also safer, with the company claiming that extreme temperatures have little to no effect. Donut Lab says the battery retained more than 99% of its capacity at temperatures as low as -22°F (-30°C) and as high as 212°F (100°C). Furthermore, the company says the battery won't ignite if it's damaged, and although it didn't reveal what materials go into it, Donut says it's "100% green, made from materials that are found everywhere," meaning it can be built worldwide and have a minimal impact on the environment while costing less than comparable lithium-ion batteries.

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Donut Labs adds that Verge's TS Pro motorcycle, formerly capable of a city driving range of 217 miles with a conventional battery, can now do up to 370 miles with a solid-state battery in the same cradle. With this Large Battery option, recharging takes less than 10 miutes, with Verge saying it deliberately designed the new bike to take longer to charge to allow riders to have a coffee while waiting. This battery has been unveiled at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show, where future tech is always on display, but Donut Lab co-founder and CEO Mark Lehtimäki says its answer to when solid-state batteries will be ready for use in OEM production vehicles "is now, today, not later." Would this make you more willing to go electric?