<p>This week on <em>Everybody in the Pool</em>, 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.</p><br><p>Our guest is <strong>Will Fitzhugh</strong>, co-founder and CEO of <strong>Adden Energy</strong>, 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.</p><p><br></p><h3>We talk about:</h3><ul><li>What makes solid-state lithium metal batteries different from lithium-ion</li><li>How Adden’s “self-healing” separator prevents the failures that have held this technology back</li><li>Why faster charging could finally electrify drivers who can’t charge at home</li><li>How the company plans to use existing gigafactory infrastructure to scale production</li><li>What this breakthrough could mean for everything from EVs to robotics and aviation</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Links:</h3><ul><li>Adden Energy: <a href="https://www.addenenergy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.addenenergy.com/</a></li><li>All episodes: <a href="https://www.everybodyinthepool.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.everybodyinthepool.com/</a></li><li>Subscribe to the <em>Everybody in the Pool</em> newsletter: <a href="https://www.mollywood.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.mollywood.co/</a></li><li>Become a member and get an ad-free version of the podcast: <a href="https://everybodyinthepool.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://everybodyinthepool.supercast.com/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h3>What you can do: </h3><ul><li>Please subscribe and tell your friends about <em>Everybody in the Pool</em>!</li><li>Send feedback or become a sponsor: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></li></ul><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
