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Where Are Lithium-Ion Batteries? Cityscape

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You might be surprised to learn that lithium-ion batteries are everywhere! We power our cars, our houses, and a growing list of wearable devices like activity trackers, medical devices, and virtual reality headsets, watches and phones with lithium-ion batteries. And their use in our cities continues to grow.

Explore the cityscape in this interactive to see how lithium-ion batteries keep the city going.

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