Just found these articles while trying to find out why there are no American-made Li-ion batteries. Turns out there are: Electro Energy sells "made in the U.S.A." lithium ion batteries and Electro Energy Receives $100,000 Order for Lithium-Ion Batteries It appears that Electro Energy's USA18650BXC Li-ion batteries are assembled into packs used in communications equipment for military applications, but it's only a matter of time before they'll be available to the general public. I