Despite being the standard, lithium-ion batteries are burdened with some major problems. Take, for instance, the case of Reddit user u/lexacost, who endured quite a scare courtesy of a Ryobi 40V ...

With a lithium-ion unit, you're getting the same voltage and increased use time without the added weight. With that in mind, if Ryobi attempted a 40V nickel-cadmium battery, one has to imagine the ...

It should be emphasized that Ryobi's 40V batteries aren't defective across the board, such an incident is merely a good time to go over storage best practice for Ryobi and lithium-ion batteries in ...