E109: 10-minute EV charging with Adden Energy

This week on Everybody in the Pool, we’re talking about one of the biggest hurdles in the clean energy transition — how to make electric vehicles as fast and easy to refuel as gas cars.Our guest is Will Fitzhugh, co-founder and CEO of Adden Energy, a Harvard spinout developing self-healing solid-state lithium metal batteries that could charge fully in under ten minutes. These next-generation batteries promise longer range, faster charging, and safer performance — all using existing manufacturing lines. It’s a fascinating look at the next leap in energy storage — and what it’ll take to make 10-minute charging a reality.We talk about:What makes solid-state lithium metal batteries different from lithium-ionHow Adden’s “self-healing” separator prevents the failures that have held this technology backWhy faster charging could finally electrify drivers who can’t charge at homeHow the company plans to use existing gigafactory infrastructure to scale productionWhat this breakthrough could mean for everything from EVs to robotics and aviationLinks:Adden Energy: https://www.addenenergy.com/All episodes: https://www.everybodyinthepool.com/Subscribe to the Everybody in the Pool newsletter: https://www.mollywood.co/Become a member and get an ad-free version of the podcast: https://everybodyinthepool.supercast.com/What you can do: Please subscribe and tell your friends about Everybody in the Pool!Send feedback or become a sponsor: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.