lithium ion, new technology to you, but not new to the world. the aviation industry regulated volume of it and all other things. do you think you're behind the power curve and have to play catch up? you described not knowing how to replicate that. is that one of the problems going forward on a mass basis with large vol yules of a new, basically other sealed battery that you used? >> well, arguably, we're teamed with the probably one of the leaders, not the leader in battery technology in the world, and that's lg kim out of korea, and they built a plant in holland, michigan to supply not only our cells, but the other competitors in the same market. i'd say we're a leader in this. we understand the battery technology well, we have a battery lab specifically to study the technology and the evolution and improvement we expect over the years. >> i was not trying to ask what you were doing because i know you're doing that, but in fairness, it's catch up. the american automobile companies, including your previous leased automobile, you're playing catch

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cars it's grown jobs on the assembly line and supported the recovery we don't want to be buying lithium ion batteries from china when we can make them here in the united states. and we wan in the united states that are attractive to our customers. they have already established market share. now, let me be clear. i'm well known as a consumer advocate. i support early public disclosure of safety risks and i hope and expect that works as quick as possible to make intelligent assessments of any safety risks and to disclose them to consumers as soon as possible. and mr. chairman, at a meeting that i had yesterday, i told the gentleman of the same concerns for early disclosure, the kind that we didn't have with toyota, so we have an obligation to ask these questions and to rely on facts as they are. and as a majority wanted to work with me to craft stricter laws mandating it, i hope this committee's activity on this issue and i just want to be -- excuse us for that interruption. i want to be very clear on this, that i wouldn't want this committee's activity on this issue to discourage companies l

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