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News Story Source: https://insideevs.com by Mark Kane
StoreDot has announced today the world's first 4680 cylindrical cell (format proposed by Tesla), which can be fully charged in 10 minutes.
According to the Israel-based company – backed by BP, Daimler, Samsung Ventures and TDK – the extremely fast-charging cylindrical cells were in development for over three years.
The prototypes are undergoing tests and EVE Energy – StoreDot's manufacturing partner in China – is now ramping up the production lines for samples.
The company says that the cell uses similar silicon-dominant anode chemistry that was previously applied in the pouch cells and that the 4680 cylindrical cell format utilizes "continuous tab technology."
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