lithium-ion battery
noun
lith·i·um-ion battery
ˈli-thē-əm-ˈī-ən- 
-ˈī-ˌän-
: a rechargeable battery that uses lithium ions as the primary component of its electrolyte
Note: Lithium-ion batteries are common in portable electronic devices such as cell phones and laptop computers.
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The lithium-ion batteries inside electric vehicles gobble up huge amounts of the stuff — over 300,000 metric tons in 2022.
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Maddie Stone / Grist, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Yellen pointed to new technologies such as electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and solar panels as other areas that China is overproducing.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
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Maddie Stone / Grist, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Yellen pointed to new technologies such as electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and solar panels as other areas that China is overproducing.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Lithium-ion battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lithium-ion%20battery. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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