10 Minutes to Recharge 70% of Your Battery!

This achievement by a Polestar 5 equipped with StoreDot batteries opens new horizons for electric vehicles.

A prototype of the Polestar 5 in a fully compliant configuration has seen its range go from 10% to 80% in less than 10 minutes. This performance paves the way for a new generation of ultra-fast charging cars, utilizing available charging infrastructure rather than dedicated chargers. 350 kW chargers have indeed become, not the norm—let’s not exaggerate—but a common tool on our highways.

A common charging system, therefore, and nothing particularly extraordinary in terms of technical specifications for this car equipped with a 77 kWh battery. The real breakthrough is the constant charging rate of over 310 kW maintained throughout the test procedure and a peak exceeding 370 kW. Admit that such figures can dispel any anxiety about hitting the road for an adventure. And Polestar emphasizes that no overheating was recorded… so much the better!

Let’s give credit to StoreDot, especially for this performance made possible by the use of XFC battery cells demonstrating the maturity, stability, and durability of the technology, while paving the way for industrial-scale adoption of XFC batteries.

Confident in the value of its silicon-based anode technology, StoreDot aims for 160 km of charge in less than 5 minutes this year, 4 minutes in 2026, and 3 minutes by 2028. So, who will still need 1,000 km of range? Considering that every hundred kilometers requires hundreds of kilos of batteries on the scale, the benefits are enormous.