Airbus to drop lithium-ion batteries in A350

Technology Feb. 15, 2013 - 11:46AM JST ( 2 )

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Steve ChristianFeb. 16, 2013 - 02:47PM JST

I think there are more risks associated with lithium ion, but you would have to be kidding yourself to think that nickel-cadnium batteries are inherently safe. Any battery can mess up for a variety of reasons. Lithium-ion batteries only got approval because safety issues had been resolved with technology, some of which is put in the battery itself and specific to lithium-ion batteries.

But until the exact reason is known what went wrong with the Boeing battery, its a bit hasty to make this decision. In fact, it could cause more problems to be so hyper-reactive.
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cwhiteFeb. 18, 2013 - 09:26AM JST

.......as if an extra few hundred kg would make any difference. Lithium batteries are a joke when they should be using something that is stable and well established for commercial airlines. For experimental aircraft by all means stick a solid or liquid state battery that uses hydrogen or other explosive element.