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    "type": "Term",
    "label": "Section IA, IB and II",
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      "name": "Section IA, IB and II",
      "aka": [
        "Section II",
        "Section IB",
        "Section IA",
        "excepted lithium batteries",
        "small lithium batteries"
      ],
      "section": "topic-standards-vehicle",
      "definition": "The tiers within the air packing instructions for lithium batteries. Section IA is fully regulated; Section IB covers small batteries — cells up to 20 Wh and batteries up to 100 Wh, or 1 g and 2 g of lithium metal — shipped alone; Section II relaxes the rules for such batteries packed with or inside equipment. Section II for batteries shipped alone was withdrawn in 2022.",
      "related": [
        "iata-dgr",
        "lithium-battery-mark",
        "un-numbers-batteries",
        "equivalent-lithium-content",
        "dangerous-goods-training"
      ],
      "url": "https://lemonergy.com/learn/glossary/iata-section-ia-ib-ii/",
      "mentions": []
    }
  },
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      "id": "topic:topic-standards-vehicle",
      "type": "Topic",
      "label": "Vehicle and transport standards",
      "properties": {
        "id": "topic-standards-vehicle",
        "name": "Vehicle and transport standards",
        "lede": "The regulations and standards a vehicle battery must meet to be approved, and the rules for shipping batteries by road, sea and air.",
        "context": "Check issuing organization, edition, scope and market.",
        "example": "Shipping tests and vehicle battery approval tests address different uses; passing one does not automatically satisfy another.",
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        "lesson_label": "Open battery basics"
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      "id": "term:iata-dgr",
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      "label": "IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations",
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        "name": "IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations",
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        "definition": "The airline industry’s manual for shipping dangerous goods by air, built on the ICAO Technical Instructions and reissued every year. Lithium batteries fall under packing instructions 965–967 for lithium-ion — alone, packed with or inside equipment — and 968–970 for lithium metal. Lithium-ion batteries shipped alone must be at no more than 30 % state of charge; from 2026 so must those packed with equipment above 2.7 Wh.",
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      "id": "term:lithium-battery-mark",
      "type": "Term",
      "label": "Lithium battery mark",
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        "name": "Lithium battery mark",
        "aka": [
          "lithium battery handling mark",
          "battery handling label"
        ],
        "section": "topic-standards-vehicle",
        "definition": "The rectangular package mark — a red hatched border, a burning-battery symbol and the UN number — that flags small lithium batteries in a consignment relieved of the full dangerous-goods rules, such as Section II by air; Section IB packages carry it beside the Class 9A label. It is at least 100 × 100 mm, or 100 × 70 mm on small packages.",
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        "url": "https://lemonergy.com/learn/glossary/lithium-battery-mark/",
        "mentions": []
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "term:un-numbers-batteries",
      "type": "Term",
      "label": "UN numbers for batteries",
      "properties": {
        "id": "un-numbers-batteries",
        "name": "UN numbers for batteries",
        "aka": [
          "UN 3480",
          "UN 3481",
          "UN 3090",
          "UN 3091",
          "UN 3536",
          "UN 3551",
          "proper shipping name"
        ],
        "section": "topic-standards-vehicle",
        "definition": "The four-digit numbers that identify a battery consignment worldwide: UN 3480 for lithium-ion batteries, UN 3481 for lithium-ion packed with or contained in equipment, UN 3090 and 3091 for the same in lithium metal, UN 3551 and 3552 for sodium-ion, and UN 3536 for batteries installed in a cargo transport unit. Since 2025 battery-powered vehicles have UN 3556–3558.",
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        "mentions": []
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    },
    {
      "id": "term:equivalent-lithium-content",
      "type": "Term",
      "label": "Equivalent lithium content",
      "properties": {
        "id": "equivalent-lithium-content",
        "name": "Equivalent lithium content",
        "abbr": "ELC",
        "aka": [
          "lithium content",
          "lithium metal content"
        ],
        "section": "topic-standards-vehicle",
        "definition": "A notional lithium mass, 0.3 g per ampere-hour of rated capacity, once used to classify lithium-ion batteries for transport; its 8 g battery limit corresponded to about 100 Wh. The rules now rate lithium-ion by watt-hours and lithium-metal batteries by their actual lithium mass, the lightest regime allowing 1 g per cell and 2 g per battery.",
        "formula": "ELC = 0.3 g/Ah × rated capacity",
        "unit": "g",
        "related": [
          "transport-regulations",
          "lithium-metal-battery",
          "watt-hour",
          "competent-authority-approval",
          "shipping-soc"
        ],
        "example": {
          "title": "Interpret the legacy conversion",
          "text": "Using the historical ELC conversion of 0.3 g/Ah, a 5 Ah rated battery corresponds to 1.5 g ELC. This calculated convention does not measure lithium mass and is not a substitute for current transport classification."
        },
        "url": "https://lemonergy.com/learn/glossary/equivalent-lithium-content/",
        "mentions": [
          "ampere-hour",
          "nominal-capacity"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "term:dangerous-goods-training",
      "type": "Term",
      "label": "Dangerous goods training",
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        "aka": [
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          "49 CFR 172.704"
        ],
        "section": "topic-standards-vehicle",
        "definition": "The certified training that anyone who classifies, packs, marks or documents dangerous goods must hold for the modes they ship by. Air rules under the ICAO Technical Instructions and IATA require recurrent training within 24 months; US 49 CFR requires it at least every three years. Shipping lithium batteries under Section IB, or fully regulated, needs it.",
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          "dangerous-goods-declaration",
          "iata-dgr",
          "cfr-49",
          "iata-section-ia-ib-ii"
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