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They were not. In 1998, the second edition of Greenwood/Earnshaw's chemistry textbook came out, a magisterial survey of inorganic chemistry. They state that the
by HarryHirsch 5y ago
They were not. In 1998, the second edition of Greenwood/Earnshaw's chemistry textbook came out, a magisterial survey of inorganic chemistry. They state that the major use for lithium is in lithium grease, but "looking to the future, Li/FeSx battery systems are emerging as a potentially viable energy storage system ... and a ... source of power for electric cars". The 1991 edition did not talk about batteries at all.
- sgerenser 5y agoI still remember the PowerBook 5300 series that was released around 1996 and had to be recalled due to reports of fires with their then cutting edge lithium batteries. Apple had to rerelease the product with NiMH batteries IIRC.