Current collector tab placement to reduce battery shut down time

A battery comprising:

• a battery housing;
• and
• an electrochemical cell within the battery housing, the electrochemical cell comprising:
• a first electrode separated from a second electrode by a shutdown separator, the first electrode comprising a first current collector substrate having a first active material composite layered thereon, the second electrode comprising a second current collector substrate parallel to the first current collector substrate, the second current collector substrate having a second active material composite layered thereon,
• the first current collector substrate having a first current collector tab extending from the first current collector substrate at a position along an axis parallel to a plane defined by the first current collector substrate, and
• the second current collector substrate having a second current collector tab extending from the second current collector substrate, wherein the second current collector tab is offset from the first current collector tab along the axis parallel to the first current collector substrate by less than 0.1% relative to a length of the first current collector substrate.