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 fire appeared to be extinguished but the lithium-ion batteries, with nickel manganese cobalt chemistries, kept reigniting.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Anker Power Banks Anker has issued a voluntary recall of several of its power banks due to a potential issue involving lithium-ion battery cells.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
That would slam the brakes on new development and also jeopardize hundreds of projects already in the works — not only solar and wind farms, but also factories to build solar panels, wind turbines, lithium-ion batteries and other clean energy technologies.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Cobalt is used to make the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that are used in electric vehicles, laptops, tablets and smartphones.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 June 2025
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Anker Power Banks Anker has issued a voluntary recall of several of its power banks due to a potential issue involving lithium-ion battery cells.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
That would slam the brakes on new development and also jeopardize hundreds of projects already in the works — not only solar and wind farms, but also factories to build solar panels, wind turbines, lithium-ion batteries and other clean energy technologies.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Cobalt is used to make the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that are used in electric vehicles, laptops, tablets and smartphones.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 June 2025
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