The story behind 18650 batteries
Did you know there are several different varieties of Lithium ion batteries? For example, Lithium-Manganese Oxide, Lithium-Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide, Lithium-Iron Phosphate, Lithium-Titanate, and Lithium-Cobalt Oxide. These batteries help power a wide variety of products from cell phones to Hybrid Vehicles. Crazy right? Not only that, but there are rechargeable and non-rechargeable versions. Lithium-ion batteries were first invented by an Exxon chemist called M. Stanley Whittingham in the 1970s. Which, if you think about it, lithium ion batteries are still relatively new and evolving each year. In the midst of my online search, I learned that lithium batteries are not rechargeable, but