At least they aren't catching on fire. There's no big hurry here, because they are charging twice as much for water, if a battery conks out.
They expected these batteries to last for 20 years, but they are only lasting 10, which is darn good for lithium. What were they smoking for the 20 year promise? Good thing, these new guys are smart and can blame the old guys. They'll probably go for 20 years again.
Lithium batteries are a horrible chemistry. They are going to promise 20 years for the new solid-state batteries -- ha. Toyota is getting 20 years for the nimh batteries in my hybrid, but that's rechargeable. For the meters, they wanted 20 years with no charge. Totally new engineering.
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