How to Use lithium-ion battery in a Sentence

lithium-ion battery

noun
  • The crash damaged the front of the car's lithium-ion battery case, which caused the fire to start.
    Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The price of lithium-ion battery cells fell 97 percent over the past three decades.
    New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The story of the lithium-ion battery shows that Pasteur was right.
    IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2023
  • Fire marshals said a lithium-ion battery sparked the blaze.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs stow neatly out of the way via snaps on the inside calf of each sock.
    Mike Richard, Men's Health, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Fires from lithium-ion batteries can spread fast and are tough to put out.
    Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
  • Each glove runs on a rechargeable lithium-ion battery and lasts up to eight hours on a full charge.
    Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The cause of the fire was determined to be a lithium-ion battery that powered a scooter.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2023
  • This wet/dry shaver comes with a lithium-ion battery and USB cable and weights about 4½ ounces.
    Abbie Kozolchyk, wsj.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Some of the cars that crashed and remained on land contained paint and lithium-ion batteries.
    Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Flynn said the city has seen nearly 200 fires this year caused by a lithium-ion battery.
    Sophie Reardon, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2022
  • All the clean, green energy is stored in the onboard lithium-ion battery.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Off the coaster, your mug (with its lithium-ion battery) can last for up to 4.8 hours on warm with the spill-resistant lid on.
    Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Last year, there were more than 200 fires blamed on lithium-ion batteries in New York City.
    Ash-Har Quraishi, Aparna Zalani, Ryan Beard, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Much of the Audi's heft can be attributed to its 95.0-kWh lithium-ion battery pack.
    Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The setup gets its juice from an 81-kWh lithium-ion battery that’s split into four packs.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 July 2023
  • Recent years have seen the construction of large lithium-ion battery farms that do just that.
    IEEE Spectrum, 12 June 2023
  • The Escape does make the most of its lithium-ion battery, which is smaller than competitors'.
    Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 26 July 2023
  • The cordless design runs on a lithium-ion battery and promises to last for 15 minutes on a full charge.
    Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The vehicles are powered by a 18.0 kWh lithium-ion battery that can be recharged in as little as two-and-a-half hours.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The city has lost four trash trucks this year to lithium-ion battery fires and suffered more than $2 million in total damages.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2023
  • But there are still things consumers can do to be smart when using lithium-ion batteries.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 24 Aug. 2023
  • North American lithium-ion battery production is set to soar over the next decade.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2022
  • The length is noticeable in the car's front overhang, but the added height required to package a slab of lithium-ion batteries—a useable 84.3 kWh in the case of the i5—isn't that noticeable.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 May 2023
  • Dan Flynn, the chief fire marshal, said a lithium-ion battery for an e-bike started the fire, which was located right behind the front door of the apartment.
    Sophie Reardon, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2022
  • In the search for the lithium that will power our future, these three women see a bigger lesson How do lithium-ion battery fires start?
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The generator charges the little 17.8 kWh lithium-ion battery pack.
    Lloyd Alter, Treehugger, 26 Jan. 2023
  • All Lyriqs have a 102 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery under the vehicle’s floor.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2022
  • The guts of most lithium-ion batteries, like the ones in smartphones, laptops, and electric cars, are made of two layers: one made of lithium cobalt oxide and the other of graphite.
    WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Limiting the motors from their true potential is the 83.0-kWh lithium-ion battery pack.
    David Beard, Car and Driver, 12 Feb. 2023

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