article_snippet: But a liquid electrolyte is often flammable and has been blamed for batteries bursting into flames when overheated, for example.
article_snippet: Due to the safety implications of placing flammable liquids in electric cars, too, many of Lithium-ion batteries have added safety features making Lithium-ion batteries expensive to run.
article_snippet: Lithium-ion batteries use a liquid electrolyte but a liquid electrolyte is  flammable.
article_snippet: In particular the battery has to be cooled down and can never fully charge or discharge resulting in wasted capacity.
article_snippet: But a liquid electrolyte is often flammable and has been blamed for batteries bursting into flames when overheated, for example.
article_snippet: Li-ion are extremely sensitive to high temperatures and Li-ion can cause them to degrade faster, for instance.