lithium-ion battery
noun
: 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.
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The high-voltage lithium-ion battery in an EV is powerful enough to electrocute a careless student — a risk that’s nonexistent with fossil-fuel cars. 
Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 The 85 kWh lithium-ion battery, meanwhile, gives the crossover the ability to cover 300 miles on a single charge, according to Alpha. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2022 The same suite of tools is about to remake America’s lithium-ion battery industry. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022 Thanks to the simplicity of a lithium-ion battery pack sandwiched between upper and lower cooling systems, Battista does not require a dozen radiators with active aero vents and complex cooling channels. Mark Ewing, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 The site could be used for a 22-acre lithium-ion battery energy storage system or to store energy generated by an enormous floating wind farm. Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2022 Plus, there's an 18 kWh (useable: 14.1 kWh) lithium-ion battery pack. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2022 Power for the electric motor comes from a lithium-ion battery with a useable capacity of 7.4 kWh. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 June 2022 Plasma Kinetics asserts that its storage system is 30 percent lighter, 7 percent smaller, and 17 percent less expensive than a lithium-ion battery per kilowatt-hour. Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2022 See More
Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 The 85 kWh lithium-ion battery, meanwhile, gives the crossover the ability to cover 300 miles on a single charge, according to Alpha. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2022 The same suite of tools is about to remake America’s lithium-ion battery industry. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022 Thanks to the simplicity of a lithium-ion battery pack sandwiched between upper and lower cooling systems, Battista does not require a dozen radiators with active aero vents and complex cooling channels. Mark Ewing, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 The site could be used for a 22-acre lithium-ion battery energy storage system or to store energy generated by an enormous floating wind farm. Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2022 Plus, there's an 18 kWh (useable: 14.1 kWh) lithium-ion battery pack. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2022 Power for the electric motor comes from a lithium-ion battery with a useable capacity of 7.4 kWh. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 June 2022 Plasma Kinetics asserts that its storage system is 30 percent lighter, 7 percent smaller, and 17 percent less expensive than a lithium-ion battery per kilowatt-hour. Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1990, in the meaning defined above