Cowger also told reporters that the company would accelerate the design of new products and speed up the introduction of new vehicles in production.

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One of the big problems with electric cars is providing enough power to help a car accelerate up to a decent speed, while at the same time having enough capacity for a decent range.

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Mr. BEN HOCKSEY (Engineer, Eaton Corporation): Most of the energy used in a vehicle - the reason we have big engines in vehicles is to accelerate them up to speed at a reasonable pace, and then you only use a fraction of the power when you're going down the road.

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