Why Lithium-Ion Batteries Die So Young

Reuters analyses the reason behind the short life of Lithium-ion batteries.

The market news is quoted as saying:

But why does this happen? What’s going on in the battery that makes it give up the ghost? The short answer is that damage from extended exposure to high temperatures and a lot of charging and discharging cycles eventually starts to break down the process of the lithium ions traveling back and forth between electrodes.

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