# Solid-State Battery Demonstrations Donut Lab Conducts a Public Test for Its Solid State Battery By Kalin Ned | Published 2026-04-08 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solidstate-battery1 References: [donutlab](https://www.donutlab.com/battery-pack-announcement/)  [Donut Lab](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/donut-battery) — a technology company specializing in battery innovation — has conducted a public test demonstrating the efficacy of its solid-state battery technology. Within this test, the innovation was configured as a complete pack for the [Verge](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/verge-next-platform) [TS Pro](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/verge-ts-pro-motorcycle) electric motorcycle, Donut Lab's solid-state battery technology enabled charging for the electric motorcycle to jump from 10% to 70% in just over nine minutes and from 10% to 80% in 12 minutes. The test used an air-cooled battery pack with a nominal capacity of 18 kilowatt hours installed in an earlier-generation motorcycle equipped with a new model-year pack. The results of this demonstration show that this pack charges three times faster than Verge's previous battery, even before full optimization has been applied. Image Credit: Donut Lab ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 9.1/10 - Popularity: 100% | Activity: 100% | Freshness: 72% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Rapid Solid-state Charging:** Substantially reduced charge times from solid-state chemistry that may shift vehicle utilization patterns and refueling expectations. - **Air-cooled High-performance Packs:** Thermally simplified air-cooled pack designs that lower system complexity and open paths to lighter, more compact powertrains. - **Retrofit-compatible Battery Packs:** Form-factor and pack-level compatibility with legacy vehicles that can accelerate electrification of existing fleets and niche platforms. ### Where This Applies - **Electric Motorcycle Manufacturing:** Extremely faster charging and compact solid-state packs that could redefine product differentiation and ownership models in two-wheeler markets. - **Automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers:** Pack-level performance improvements that introduce new design trade-offs around vehicle packaging, range provisioning, and fast-charge infrastructure reliance. - **Energy Storage and Charging Infrastructure:** High-power, fast-charge demand profiles that alter grid load dynamics and create opportunities for localized energy buffering and smart charging solutions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [High-Density Solid-State Batteries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/donut-battery.md) - [Featherweight Sports EVs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speedster-ev.md) - [Weight-Slashed Electric Motorcycles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/verge-ts-pro-motorcycle.md) - [Calcium-Ion Batteries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quasi-solid-state.md) - [Automotive Battery Breakthroughs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/catl-c-battery.md) - [Safety-Focused Power Banks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/movespeed-solidstate-battery.md) - [Ultra-Thin Battery Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/energy-storage-technology.md) - [Five-Volt All-Solid-State Batteries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/allsolidstate-batteries.md) - [Ultra-Rugged Battery Units](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enersys.md)