New battery that could revolutionize cars

New car battery that could last three times longer than your current one

As electric cars become more prevalent in our future the cost of these specialty vehicles rise. With new batteries that can be produced at a lower cost and higher volume the world may convert from environmentally harmful engines, to electric.

The co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery that powers all mobile phones and electric cars says he's developed a safer battery that lasts up to three times longer. 

John Goodenough at the University of Texas reports that his new battery technology could produce a safe, non-explosive cell able to power an electric car much longer than current batteries do with charging times measured in minutes instead of hours.

This battery will use glass electrolytes instead of lithium-ion batteries because the lithium ion batteries are in a liquid state that can leak out and cause deadly explosions.

Good enough plans on implementing the glass electrolytes because it preserves the density more which will lead to a longer lasting battery and they also don't leak. 

Not only are the new batteries going to be safer to use, but safer for the environment as well. The glass electrolytes allow the substitution of sodium for lithium. Low-cost sodium will also make for a cheaper process of production because sodium can be extracted from seawater which is widely available while lithium is from minerals in a long and costly un-bonding process.

Goodenough and his team are still in the process of perfecting and implementing their batteries for use but remain optimistic in hopes to work with battery makers to develop and test their new materials in electric vehicles and energy storage devices.