Trevor Jackson - 1500 mile SUPER-battery

Ex-Navy officer turned inventor signs a multi-million deal to produce his electric car battery that will take drivers 1,500 miles without needing to charge. British engineer Trevor Jackson created the battery and has now signed a multi-million pound deal with Austin Electric, an engineering firm based in Essex, to start mass producing them.

According to Austin’s chief executive, Danny Corcoran, the new technology is a ‘game-changer’. According to Jackson, the breakthrough came with developing a new kind of electrolyte that works with much lower-purity metal – including recycled drinks cans. The formula, which is top secret, is the key to his device.

Technically, it should be described as a fuel cell, not a battery. Either way, it is so light and powerful that it could now be set to revolutionise low-carbon transport, because it supplies so much energy.

The power to travel up to 1,500 miles on a single charge would make it four times more effective than the most expensive model currently on the road.