Abstract: Described is a substantially sealed lightweight lithium ion battery and container comprising: a metallic housing having front and back segments, which segments are substantially equal in length and width and a pair of sides having a length substantially equal to the length of the front and back segments; a lithium ion battery comprised of a stack of lithium ion electrodes sized to fit snuggly within the housing which battery has bipolar electrodes with an electrolyte there between; a housing bottom member sized to snuggly fit the cathode terminal of the lithium electrode stack therein; a housing top member sized to snuggly fit the anode terminal of the lithium stack therein; and an insulated gasket spaced between the anode and the metallic housing electrically separating the anode from the housing.

Abstract: Described is a lithium ion battery 10 comprising: A housing having a front side 13 and a backside 15 and an anode cell terminal 60 and a cathode cell 44 terminal separated therefrom; Positioned within the housing a plurality of bipolar lithium ion cells 40 having an lithium ion permeable plastic separator 32 there between; the cell electrodes being comprised of a thin film plastic substrate 34 and being electrically connected appropriately to the anode and the cathode cell terminals; wherein the cells are longitudinally placed in the housing parallel to the sides of the housing; and wherein the housing is enclosed by the cathode cell terminal at one end and the anode cell terminal at the opposite end of the cell sleeve; and the enclosed housing is capable of receiving an electrolyte placed between the cells and the electrolyte is capable of carrying ions between the anode and the cathode. Also described is a method of manufacturing the lithium ion batteries.

Abstract: Described is a lithium ion battery 10 comprising: