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They're the same thing. At this point no batteries are made purely from lithium (I remember seeing some research on that front). It's all lithium ion, lithium
by spiffytech 3y ago
They're the same thing. At this point no batteries are made purely from lithium (I remember seeing some research on that front).
It's all lithium ion, lithium polymer, etc. In casual settings the terms get used interchangeably.
- Dylan16807 3y agoIt's not all the same thing. In general, rechargable batteries are lithium ion, with a few different chemistries that differ in danger. The other main class of lithium batteries are lithium metal batteries, which have metallic lithium as the name suggests. In general these are not rechargeable. Lithium metal AA/AAA batteries are better than alkalines but more expensive. Any button battery that has a name starting with "CR" is a lithium metal battery. So if you know the context is rechargeable batteries, "lithium" and "lithium ion" are basically the same term. But in a wider context "lithium battery" has more uses.
- SAI_Peregrinus 3y agoLithium primary cells (not rechargeable) are very different from Lithium ion, Lithium polymer, Lithium iron phosphate, etc.