Why do Lithium Batteries catch fire? from EVs to Smartphones

Exploding smartphones to electric vehicle fires, something is cooking and it’s the lithium battery. But humans are aiming to find habitable exoplanets in space meanwhile here on Earth basic utilitarian objects like smartphones and EVs are spontaneously combusting. Why does this happen? and how to mitigate the risks is what this article looks at. Lithium-ion batteries have been a game changer for humanity, these compact, dense and power-packed cells provide high energy in small sizes to power anything and everything. From tiny racing drones, smartphones, and electric vehicles to even the James Webb Space Telescope, it is all powered by lithium-ion batteries.While there are other types of batteries as well, like Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) and typical Lead acid batteries, it is the power density of Lithium-ion batteries that makes them popular. A typical lithium-ion battery stores up…

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