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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First responders to lithium-ion battery fires can develop breathing difficulties and throat burns while trying to extinguish the flames.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Over the past 15 years, improvements in lithium-ion battery density, charging infrastructure, and manufacturing scale have made BEVs the dominant clean car technology.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
On the energy storage front, the four-hour lithium-ion batteries at the site in northwestern Kern County will provide 238.5 megawatts/954 megawatt-hours of electricity.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
Both blazes were traced to overheating of the planes’ lithium-ion batteries that power the electrical system.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 13 June 2025
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Over the past 15 years, improvements in lithium-ion battery density, charging infrastructure, and manufacturing scale have made BEVs the dominant clean car technology.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
On the energy storage front, the four-hour lithium-ion batteries at the site in northwestern Kern County will provide 238.5 megawatts/954 megawatt-hours of electricity.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
Both blazes were traced to overheating of the planes’ lithium-ion batteries that power the electrical system.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 13 June 2025
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