The collaboration, with experts from Volvo Cars and StoreDot working together, will lead to the development of XFC cells which will be optimised and tailored for Volvo’s future electric vehicle architectures. It’s expected that the first samples will be delivered for testing next year.
“This is a highly significant agreement for both StoreDot and Volvo Cars” said Dr Doron Myersdorf, StoreDot CEO. “Our teams are now working together at pace, developing B-sample cells for Volvo Cars’ next generation fully electric architectures. There is a huge amount of work to do, optimising all aspects of the system to meet Volvo’s exacting requirements. But we are confident that we will be delivering our fast-charging technology for real world testing as early as next year with the goal to enable Volvo Cars customers to benefit from our game changing XFC battery which enables 100 miles of range in just five minutes.”
Recently StoreDot reported performance feedback for the evaluation and integration A-Samples testing phase of its XFC electric vehicle battery cells. The comprehensive testing programmes took place earlier this year by 15 leading global automotive brand manufacturers from Europe, Asia, and the US, as well as several of StoreDot’s strategic ecosystem partners.
"Volvo Cars is already a strategic investor in StoreDot, but this newly agreed collaboration takes our relationship a step further" added Javier Varela Chief Operating Officer & Deputy CEO of Volvo. "We are delighted to be working together to develop advanced sample cells for our future EVs. There is a lot of work to be done but the opportunities to develop exciting new charging technologies together are huge. We can’t wait to see the fruits of our work being tested in the real world."
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