NOVELTY - A lithium ion battery comprises a mixture containing a carbon conductor, a binder, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), and an active material; a cathode coated by the mixture; an anode coated by the mixture; an electrolyte; and a cell housing; where the cathode, anode and electrolyte are assembled into the cell housing with a porous separator disposed between the cathode and anode. The mixture has a weight ratio of carbon conductor to binder of less than 0.4-1 (preferably 0.15-1).    USE - As a lithium ion battery useful for electric vehicle and hybrid electric vehicle application.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium ion battery has much lower interfacial resistances at the anode and cathode as a result of initially mixing a carbon conductor with a binder, then with the active material. The lower internal resistance allows much higher discharge with less loss of battery capacity. The lowered internal resistance allows much greater rates, as internal heating due to battery internal resistance is reduced. This allows shorter recharging times.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) an electrode useful for a lithium ion battery comprising a mixture comprising a carbon conductor, a binder, NMP, and an active material; and an electrode material coated by the mixture;    (2) a method of fabricating electrodes useful for lithium ion batteries, involving providing a carbon conductor, a binder, NMP, and an active material; combining the carbon conductor, binder and NMP to create a mixture; adding the active material to the mixture and mixing to a slurry; coating an electrode material with the slurry; drying the slurry onto the electrode material; and compressing the slurry onto the electrode material at a process temperature; and    (3) a method of fabricating a lithium battery involving providing two electrodes; providing an electrolyte; providing a porous separator; providing a cell housing; and assembling the two electrodes and electrolyte into the cell housing with the porous separator disposed between the electrodes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a flow diagram of how the active material is glued together by conductive glue in lithium ion battery.