Bateri za litiyumu-ion zakoreshejwe ubwa mbere mu bikoresho bifasha umutima gukora neza. Igitigiri cabo c’ugusohoka kw’umuriro kiri hasi cane be n’inguvu zisohoka buhoro buhoro bituma ibikoresho vy’umutima bishizwe mu mubiri bikora igihe kirekire ataco bisubiramwo. Bateri za litiyumu-ion mu bisanzwe zifise umuriro urenga 3.0 volts, bikaba bituma zibereye cane nk’inkomoko y’inguvu z’imirongo y’amashanyarazi. Ku rundi ruhande, amabateri y’umuyagankuba witwa manganese dioxide arakoreshwa cane mu bikoresho vyo kubara, mu bikoresho vyo gufata amasanamu no mu masaha.
Kugira ngo abashakashatsi bashobore gukora amabateri akora neza kuruta, barize ibikoresho bitandukanye, bituma bashobora gukora ibintu bitagira uko bingana.
Mu mwaka w'1992, Sony yarashoboye gukora neza bateri ya litiyumu-ion. Ikoreshwa ryayo mu buryo ngirakamaro ryagabanyije cane uburemere n’ubunini bw’ibikoresho vy’ubuhinga bwa none bishobora gutwara nk’amatelefone ngendanwa, ama laptop n’ibikoresho vyo kubara.
