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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More electric vehicle manufacturing facilities producing lithium-ion batteries, car parts and critical minerals were canceled in the first quarter of 2025 than in the previous two years combined, per the Washington Post’s Shannon Osaka.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Solid state and made without flammable materials, the little nuclear batteries might be safer than lithium-ion batteries, which are prone to thermal runaway, venting, and explosion.
—Joe Salas, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
Take again the example of graphite, a key ingredient in lithium-ion batteries: The U.S. imports more than 40% of its graphite from China, which produces more than three-fourths of the world’s supply.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025
The auto industry is pursuing the batteries, which replace liquid electrolytes with a solid ceramic or glass material, because of their potential to carry decisively more energy, charge faster and improve vehicle safety by reducing flammability over other types of lithium-ion batteries.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Solid state and made without flammable materials, the little nuclear batteries might be safer than lithium-ion batteries, which are prone to thermal runaway, venting, and explosion.
—Joe Salas, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
Take again the example of graphite, a key ingredient in lithium-ion batteries: The U.S. imports more than 40% of its graphite from China, which produces more than three-fourths of the world’s supply.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025
The auto industry is pursuing the batteries, which replace liquid electrolytes with a solid ceramic or glass material, because of their potential to carry decisively more energy, charge faster and improve vehicle safety by reducing flammability over other types of lithium-ion batteries.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Lithium-ion battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lithium-ion%20battery. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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