QuantumScape Q&A Series I

Recently, a few of our executives met to discuss some of the most common technical questions that we receive. We’re calling this the QuantumScape Q&A Forum and we plan on hosting more of these sessions to help inform the investment public about our progress and the key technical challenges that lie ahead.

Participants (clockwise from top left corner): John Saager, Head of Investor Relations, Tim Holme, Founder and CTO, Kevin Hettrich, CFO, and Jagdeep Singh, Founder and CEO.

Q&A Series I

28 Videos

1. QuantumScape Q&A Forum

1. QuantumScape Q&A Forum

0:38

2. Is QuantumScape developing a solid-state cell or solid-state separator?

2. Is QuantumScape developing a solid-state cell or solid-state separator?

2:39

3. What do you consider best practices for battery testing?

3. What do you consider best practices for battery testing?

3:03

4. Battery pressure

4. Battery pressure

1:21

5. How does lithium-metal expansion affect QuantumScape batteries at the pack level?

5. How does lithium-metal expansion affect QuantumScape batteries at the pack level?

2:29

6. What are the big challenges ahead for QuantumScape?

6. What are the big challenges ahead for QuantumScape?

4:20

7. How does manufacturing differ for lithium-ion batteries and lithium-metal batteries?

7. How does manufacturing differ for lithium-ion batteries and lithium-metal batteries?

4:35

8. What are your concerns around future sourcing of materials for battery manufacturing?

8. What are your concerns around future sourcing of materials for battery manufacturing?

1:20

9. What's the difference between 1C-1C and C3/C5 tests in terms of cycle life performance?

9. What's the difference between 1C-1C and C3/C5 tests in terms of cycle life performance?

3:15

10. Why do you test under conditions that are more difficult than what your customers require?

10. Why do you test under conditions that are more difficult than what your customers require?

1:06

11. What do you consider to be the most important cell test to indicate a battery’s viability for automotive applications?

11. What do you consider to be the most important cell test to indicate a battery’s viability for automotive applications?

1:13

12. How does the QuantumScape separator prevent dendrite formation?

12. How does the QuantumScape separator prevent dendrite formation?

2:43

13. What is your battery’s coulombic efficiency?

13. What is your battery’s coulombic efficiency?

1:50

14. Why are QuantumScape’s batteries able to charge faster than traditional lithium-ion batteries?

14. Why are QuantumScape’s batteries able to charge faster than traditional lithium-ion batteries?

4:53

15. What is the cycling data for charging in less than 15 minutes?

15. What is the cycling data for charging in less than 15 minutes?

1:35

16. How does a battery get damaged during fast charging?

16. How does a battery get damaged during fast charging?

1:53

17. Have you tested for dendrites below 45 °C?

17. Have you tested for dendrites below 45 °C?

4:56

18. Have you tested the dendrite resistance using a continuous current rather than using pulse test and have you performed dendrite test on a solid-state cell with a cathode?

18. Have you tested the dendrite resistance using a continuous current rather than using pulse test and have you performed dendrite test on a solid-state cell with a cathode?

1:46

19. Is it possible for solid-state batteries to outperform traditional lithium-ion batteries at extremely low temperatures?

19. Is it possible for solid-state batteries to outperform traditional lithium-ion batteries at extremely low temperatures?

5:54

20. How would you characterize your relationship with Volkswagen and do they have access to your testing data?

20. How would you characterize your relationship with Volkswagen and do they have access to your testing data?

1:39

21. Has anybody else tested QuantumScape’s cells?

21. Has anybody else tested QuantumScape’s cells?

2:29

22. How many layers are required for a commercial cell?

22. How many layers are required for a commercial cell?

1:16

23. Where is QuantumScape in stacking 8-10 layer cell and what’s the next hurdle?

23. Where is QuantumScape in stacking 8-10 layer cell and what’s the next hurdle?

2:39

24. What is the energy density of the 4 layer cell and how will that be different with 8-10 layer cell?

24. What is the energy density of the 4 layer cell and how will that be different with 8-10 layer cell?

0:56

25. How expensive is this separator production process and how can your technology be cheaper than traditional lithium-ion battery?

25. How expensive is this separator production process and how can your technology be cheaper than traditional lithium-ion battery?

1:22

26. Why did QuantumScape have to restate your 2020 financials?

26. Why did QuantumScape have to restate your 2020 financials?

1:43

27. What are the details are the early exercise of warrants?

27. What are the details are the early exercise of warrants?

0:37

28. Can you please remind us of any lockup provisions?

28. Can you please remind us of any lockup provisions?

0:37

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