Lithium ion batteries have a very high density compared to other battery technologies today. This means they are suitable for applications that need a high amount of power. Its electrochemistry uses lithium ions as a main component. Lithium ion batteries are low maintenance and don’t require scheduled cycling to increase the battery’s lifespan.
Lithium is the lightest of all metals. It has the greatest electrochemical potential and delivers the highest specific energy per weight. Lithium ion batteries have high nominal cell voltage of 3.60V. Additionally, lithium ion batteries do not suffer from memory effects and their self-discharge rate is less than half that of nickel-based systems.
Benefits of Lithium Ion batteries include very high energy density, very light weight, no memory effects, slow self-discharge, low maintenance, and no gassing.