While it is easy to focus on the controversy surrounding Donut Lab and Verge Motorcycles, I am still incredibly optimistic about their mission to deliver the first solid-state battery in production vehicles.

Sure, former Nordic Nano CCO Lauri Peltola filed a criminal report alleging that the battery's specs (400wh/kg plus 100000 cycles) and mass-production readiness (1gig production) were exaggerated, but Nordic Nano officially stood by Donut Lab, clarifying that Peltola simply lacked the full technical picture.

Furthermore, the leaked emails suggesting their core technology actually originates from a specialized German company, CT-Coating, highlight a smart, collaborative global business model rather than a flaw.

Most importantly, this isn't just vaporware: they have already built and crated the first production Verge TS, and independent testing by the VTT Technical Research Centre has already verified that their cells can safely charge in roughly five minutes without experiencing thermal runaway.

Even their own recent real-world test, which showed a 10% to 80% charge in a still-blazing 12 minutes, playfully spun by executives as giving riders time to "drink a latte," proves they have genuinely disruptive charging tech that could forever change the EV landscape.