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nom
no no, you see, that's exactly how our super secret chemistry solid state battery would measure! look at it, the curves aren't even similar, very different kink due to secret anode material that's definitely not graphite

it's real guys I swear

skullone
The early videos of their lab results looked a big enough scam that I couldn't believe people were buying the hype.
ChiperSoft
Did they think nobody would notice? At some point somebody was bound to rip on open, or at least stick it in a CT scanner
Bender
There are a few youtubers that will try to overcharge it, drill through it, take it apart among many other forms of destructive testing. I would expect the battery to eventually end up here [1] first.

[1] - https://www.youtube.com/@WillProwse/videos

tomkarho
Guess Donut went with "fake it till you make it" business strategy but somewhere along the way forgot the "make it" part.
tmikaeld
Did someone actually pry a production cell open or is it more hearsay?
Saris
I've been waiting for more people to realize that their battery wasn't real, its specs were so outlandishly good they sounded completely impossible.
Bender
For what it's worth there are a few of these in development but they are not ready for mass commercialization yet. Actual serious battery companies working on 3D printed solid state batteries that is, with actual real scientists. My interest has been entirely selfish. I want batteries that are lighter and will outlast my tools. I also want everything to have snap on or slide in batteries instead of being sealed in and not user serviceable.
tencentshill
It tarnishes my impression of Finland as well. I assumed scams like this didn't happen very much. I still assume justice will be served swiftly and they won't be able to worm out of it.
eunos
After Northvolt now this. EU can't take a break