Proposed battery restrictions could crimp e-commerce, air travel
If you're like me you've been waiting for this. This may not be a surprise but it will still be a nightmare for computer lugging travelers, and an expense for manufacturers and resellers trying to ship a laptop computer by air. Airline safety rules could make it very difficult and hugely expensive to transport lithium batteries by air.
Buying your next laptop computer or smartphone online could suddenly get a lot more expensive if a little-known U.S. Department of Transportation proposal to tighten rules around the shipment of small, battery-powered devices by air goes through, says an industry group opposing the move.Airline passengers would be affected too, as rules banning spare lithium-ion batteries in checked-in luggage would also be extended to alkaline and nickel metal-hydride batteries...
