NiMh batteries

[cfree]

Any reason VEX doesn’t use Lithium Ion instead of NiMh?

[9065_Parker]

because all their batteries are NiMh

[Avery_EKSDE]

NiMh is cheaper.

[Rick_TYler]

@Avery Hoffmann

NiMh is cheaper.

And when the Cortex was designed, NiMh was MUCH cheaper.

[JKing]

NiMH are also safer. They have less active materials compared to Li-ion batteries. NiMH can pop if they are overcharged too much or short circuit but this is nothing compared to a Li-ion which can potentially blow up.