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Old 02-24-2013, 06:52 PM   #31 (permalink)
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According to Car and Driver, it's a 5-kWh Lithium Ion battery pack. Lithium Ion batteries are the ones that caught fire in the Boeing 787 and has the fleet grounded.
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Lithium Ion batteries are also in your cell phone and your lap top. Aren't you afraid your cell phone might catch fire?
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Your cell phone has a single battery cell. This means extremely low risk of fire.
But my laptop has an 8 cell lithium ion battery. Should I be worried its going to catch fire like a Boeing 787?

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