On Saturday, 19 December 2020 at 13:46:08 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
polygonum_on_google wrote:
However you are unlikely to be able to use a 10.8v battery pack in any
other device. With 12 or 18v there is a reasonable possibility of
finding them usable in other tools.
Wouldn't it be nice if battery packs were standardised across makers?

Certainly would.

I keep wishing for some cordless kitchen appliances (e.g. stick mixer) - but would want to have to buy extra packs. And I am sure there are many other areas than power tools that could use the same battery packs - if everyone were so minded. And there could be real competition in terms of capacity, reliability, price, etc.