Fast battery charger firm StoreDot has appointed Tzemah Kislev to the newly created role of vice president of engineering.
Kislev will lead StoreDot’s plan to bring the company’s ultra-fast charging technology for electric vehicles (EVs) to market as the Israel-based firm moves towards product commercialisation.
He will also work closely with the company’s strategic partners BP, Daimler, TDK and EVE to turn its five-minute full charge battery technology into a commercial product for EV applications.
Kislev said: “Every day the global drive towards petrol and diesel-free cars gathers pace, but the reality is that current EV charging times are still some way off the required speed to enable mass adoption.
“StoreDot’s ultra-fast charging technology redefines the chemistry of conventional batteries, taking EV charging times from hours to minutes, which is essential to eliminating range anxiety associated with EV adoption today. It’s my job to bring this innovation to market alongside our key partners.”
Last November, StoreDot demonstrated the full charge of an electric two-wheel vehicle in five minutes using its FlashBattery technology.
The FlashBattery technology relies on “nanodots”, comprised of bio-organic peptides, which form the basis of a multi-function electrode that allows for supercapacitor-like rapid charging, with a slow discharge more like a lithium-ion battery.
The concept includes lithium components in the cathode, but the secret to its recharge speed lays in modified anode and cathode and a proprietary electrolyte and separator, the company claims.
Back in 2015, BEST reported how the company had secured $18million funding to develop its FlashBattery cells.
https://www.bestmag.co.uk/industry-news/funding-could-lead-five-minute-ev-re-charging
It has since secured funding from multiple sources, most recently, BP Ventures— the venture capital arm of the fossil fuel multinational— invested $20 million.