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		HPsquared on Aug 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hyundai rolls out 27 heavy-duty hydrogen trucks in... A battery is a bunch of cells. Etymology is from an earlier meaning, artillery battery (a bunch of cannons together acting as a unit).

imtringued on Aug 6, 2022 [–]

battery comes from the verb "to batter", which basically means "to bombard"

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