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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China now produces 80 percent of the world’s lithium-ion batteries.
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Umair Irfan, Wired News, 26 Apr. 2025
Working temps for traditional lithium-ion batteries generally fall between -4 °F to 140 °F (-20 °C to 60 °C) for discharging, with a much stricter charge temp between 32 °F to 113 °F (0 °C to 45 °C).
—New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2025
But lithium-ion batteries pose a growing problem, as the number of devices with batteries increases, consumer education and disposal choices remain limited, and batteries remain a very easy-to-miss, troublesome occupant of the waste stream.
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
Underneath the sedan's shell is an 800-volt electrical architecture, which allows the 48-volt lithium-ion battery to recoup roughly 200 miles in 10 minutes.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2025
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Umair Irfan, Wired News, 26 Apr. 2025
Working temps for traditional lithium-ion batteries generally fall between -4 °F to 140 °F (-20 °C to 60 °C) for discharging, with a much stricter charge temp between 32 °F to 113 °F (0 °C to 45 °C).
—New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2025
But lithium-ion batteries pose a growing problem, as the number of devices with batteries increases, consumer education and disposal choices remain limited, and batteries remain a very easy-to-miss, troublesome occupant of the waste stream.
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
Underneath the sedan's shell is an 800-volt electrical architecture, which allows the 48-volt lithium-ion battery to recoup roughly 200 miles in 10 minutes.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lithium-ion battery
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