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# Evidence drip feed

## Mar 2 2026 - High Temperature performance

VTT report: [VTT_CR_00124_26.pdf](20260302_high_temp_capacity/VTT_CR_00124_26.pdf)

I was specifically looking for any clear conformation that the cell being tested is the same physical sample as
participated in the previous test because on top of the individual claims about this battery, it matters more than
anything else that they can all be achieved by the _exact same battery_ (demonstrating the properties they have claimed
independently for different units is much less interesting). Quoting from the report:

> The aim of the project was to conduct independent high-temperature discharge performance tests on the energy storage
> device supplied by the customer, which the customer identified as a solidstate battery cell. Three visually identical
> cells were provided for testing and labeled DL1, DL2, and DL3. Each cell was subjected to different tests conducted in
> parallel, all of which began with aninitial capacity test. This report presents the results of the high‑temperature
> discharge tests performed on cell DL2.

And slightly later:

> All tests described in this report were carried out on the same cell, in accordance with the customer’s test plan.

And in the conclusion:

> This project included an independent high-temperature discharge performance test on an energy storage device supplied
> by the customer, which the customer identified as a solid-state battery cell.

Given this wording my take is that:

- There is NO explicit confirmation that Donut Labs is not providing a different cell or set of sells for each test.
- However, the _charitable_ interpretation appears to me to be that that VTT was given 3 cells in total to perform a
number of tests - given that they do explicitly say 3 cells in this report, yet also say only one cell was used for
tests. The wording around parallel tests also strongly, to me, indicates they are referring to parallel tests that
will produce different reports.
- However, no such wording appears in the previous report.
- Additionally, this means Donut Labs could have presented VTT with three visually similar but different units. There is
no confirmation of weather VTT or Donut Labs prescribed which cell was used for which test. If Donut Labs made that
pick, merely presenting the units ahead of time doesn't help the case.

## Feb 23 2026 - Charging speed

VTT report: [VTT_CR_00092_26.pdf](20260223_c_rate_heat_test/VTT_CR_00092_26.pdf)
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