If possible, the Lithium-Ion battery components will be repaired or replaced, and the original Lithium-Ion battery will be returned to the vehicle.
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Before I even received my computer, I was informed that the lithium ion battery it was supposed to ship with were catching on fire (you heard right, catching on fire), and so were going to be replaced with an inferior nickel metal hydride one.
The first socket is used to charge the lithium-ion battery and the second can be used to connect electrical devices such as coolers or camping lights.
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Additional details released by the safety board said all eight cells of the lithium-ion battery involved in the Boston 787 fire showed varying degrees of thermal damage.
In this way, it is possible to check the current charge status of the lithium-ion battery or to verify the vehicle's current range on a map.
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If necessary, the Lithium-Ion battery will be replaced with either a new or remanufactured Lithium-Ion battery.
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Heat inside the lithium-ion battery was so intense that firefighters could hear small explosions.
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The 787's integrated architecture is anchored around the quality of the power from the lithium-ion battery.
The lithium-ion battery that sends electricity to the Volt's motors takes about six hours to fully charge.
Sadoway estimated that these changes to the design of the lithium-ion battery would add to its cost.
Sadoway estimates that these changes to the design of the lithium-ion battery would add to its cost.
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In the meantime, give thanks to Otto Diesel and pray that the lithium-ion battery can be tamed.
Earlier this week, a separate investigation found faulty wiring of the lithium-ion battery in an ANA Dreamliner jet.
Sadoway points out that the lithium-ion battery is far more prone to burning up than these other technologies.
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Investigators in Washington have taken X-rays and CT scans of the lithium-ion battery that caught fire in Boston, the safety board said.
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Evidence revealed thus far supports the fact that the ignition source was not the Lithium-ion battery pack, new technology components or unique exhaust routing.
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With capacity of 17.6 kWh the lithium-ion battery from the joint venture with Evonik Industries provides for well over 140 kilometres of pollutant-free driving fun.
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BASF, the German chemicals conglomerate, said last week that it would pursue a stronger position in the lithium-ion battery space by commercializing higher-quality electrolyte formulas.
In a statement, Airbus said it was "confident" that the lithium-ion battery that it had been developing with French battery-maker Saft was "robust and safe".
Together with Chiang, a founder of the lithium-ion battery company, A123 Systems, the three hope they will soon have a power pack for, say, an implantable cancer diagnostic.
These components are combined with electrical parts that are also "made by Volkswagen, " such as the lithium-ion battery in the center tunnel and the 54-hp front and 114-hp rear electric motors.
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When the lithium-ion battery overheats, the cell's contents vaporize.
After all, NTSB chair, Deborah Hersman noted that the FAA approved the 787 for flight because Boeing convinced it the lithium-ion battery would only burn up once every 10 million flight hours.
The lithium-ion battery in a cell phone, for example, is safer because the battery is so close to the outside of the phone that heat does not build up and cause a problem.
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And if Sadoway is right, the two ways to make sure it does not happen again are to change the design of the lithium-ion battery or replace it with a safer, but less-powerful battery technology.
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Battery regeneration: Whenever the driver releases the accelerator pedal or applies the brakes, and the battery is insufficiently charged, the two electric motors act as generators and feed energy recovered from the brakes into the lithium-ion battery.
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The parallel full hybrid system developed by Porsche also offers "coasting" at higher speeds, a mode wherein the internal combustion engine is turned off and the electric motors use vehicle momentum to generate electricity that is stored in the lithium-ion battery.
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Because owners plug in to charge the advanced lithium-ion battery in C-MAX Energi, the vehicle is able to achieve increased electric mode and total range.
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The advanced lithium-ion battery pack carries an industry-competitive warranty of 8 years or 100, 000 miles.
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It plans to invest the proceeds in lithium ion battery production as well as auto parts and solar cell projects.
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