以色列有一家新創有機電池公司StoreDot過去幾年一直在電池界掀起話題
他們的技術是否能成真很難判斷
但以戴姆勒為首的幾名主要投資者給了相當多的贊助
並且投資了6000萬美金想把他們的電池技術帶入量產階段
戴姆勒的卡車部門對於這項技術非常有興趣
在新聞稿裡這樣說：
"StoreDot的FlashBattery技術可以在幾分鐘內為任何電動車輛充電，
就像加滿一桶油一樣快"
包括三星在內的一些公司同樣也投資了這項技術。
StoreDot描述其電池技術：
"StoreDot的核心技術包含化學合成的非生物來源的有機分子。
這些創新的分子證明了獨特的可調光學和電化學特性，
這些特性能夠提高儲能裝置的性能。"
"電池系統可以在5分鐘內完全充電，並可實現高達300英里（480公里）的範圍"
該公司表示，目標是2022年開始量產，會在中國興建工廠，
其目標是每年產能可達到1～10 GWh。
如果這家公司沒有唬爛的話，那表示燃油車的退場可能會比我們想的要更快
官方介紹影片：
https://youtu.be/ZkMMxmPfWVA
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This weird ‘organic’ battery tech claiming to charge an EV in 5 mins raises
$60 million led by Daimler
Israel-based startup StoreDot has been making waves in the battery world for
the past few years.
It has been hard to gauge the credibility of its technology, but it now gets
a big thumbs-up from some major players with a new $60 million round of
investment to bring their battery tech to production.
Daimler AG’s Trucks division is interested in the technology and confirmed
today that it led the investment round.
They wrote in a press release:
“Complementing the investment, both partners have agreed to a strategic
partnership that focuses on the field of fast battery charging. StoreDot’s
FlashBattery technology enables charging any electric vehicle within minutes,
as quickly as filling a tank of gas. Furthermore, FlashBattery’s high
efficiency in recuperation is particularly interesting for commercial
vehicles; better usage of braking energy increases the range and requires
less frequent charging. This results, together with faster charging times, in
higher vehicle usage. Both partners will jointly work on tailor-made,
integrated technologies, with the future-generation FUSO eCanter as a
possible example of application. The possibility of further joint projects,
even beyond the Trucks division, is part of both companies’ future
discussions.”
Other companies, including Samsung, invested in the new round of funding.
StoreDot describes its battery technology:
“StoreDot’s core technology incorporates chemically synthesized organic
molecules of non-biological origin. These innovative molecules demonstrate
uniquely tunable optical and electrochemical properties, which allow for
enhanced performance of energy storage devices.”
They claim that their battery system can be fully charged within 5 minutes
and enables a range of up to 300 miles (480 km), which generally means a
battery pack of over 75 kWh of energy capacity in an average size car.
StoreDot is also leveraging its battery tech for mobile devices with the same
fast-charging claims.
Not much else is known about StoreDot’s technology, but the company says
that it aims to bring it to mass production at its own facility called ‘
OneGiga’ by 2022.
They are planning to build the factory in Shenzhen, China, and they aim for a
scalable capacity of 1 to 10 GWh per year.
Electrek’s Take
When it comes to claims of “battery breakthroughs”, it’s extremely
difficult to distinguish what has real potential and what is simply PR fluff.
It’s relatively easy to make a battery really good at one thing, like
fast-charging, energy density, durability, or low cost, but it’s extremely
hard to make a battery good at all those things. And they need to be in order
to be viable.
Therefore, we often see claims that a new battery has the highest energy
density or is the quickest at fast-charging, but they often fail at one or
more of the other important metrics.
It’s why we need to take those claims with a grain of salt.
Though when it comes to StoreDot, at least it looks like they are being taken
seriously by Daimler, which is currently in the process of solidifying its
battery supply chain in preparation for a major expansion of its electric
vehicle business.
Could be a startup to watch in the coming years. What do you think? Let us
know in the comment section below.