Israeli battery developer StoreDot has signed a multi-year agreement with Volvo Cars for battery cell development. The cooperation, involving experts from both sides, is expected to produce improved XFC cells customized for Volvo Cars’ future electric vehicles. Among other things, XFC cells are said to excel in their extremely fast charging capabilities. In May 2022, StoreDot demonstrated that it charges to 86 percent in 10 minutes, and in October he reported proof of durability of 1,000 fast charge cycles. Equipped with production-ready cells. These were pouch cells, but they also announced 4680 round cells. Volvo Cars has long been interested in this technology. In 2022, the manufacturer made a strategic investment in his StoreDot. Volvo Cars plans to start mass producing its own cells from 2026 in collaboration with Northvolt. The two companies have just started building a 50GWh factory in Gothenburg. The partners have not said when the improved XFC cells for Volvo will be ready for mass production. However, StoreDot typically has very ambitious plans. in…
