▁panel ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁Econom ics ▁of ▁B atter ies ▁and ▁Electric ▁Ve h icle ▁Ch arg ing . ▁Hugh es - C rom wick ▁discussed ▁that ▁econom ics ▁and ▁technology ▁of ▁elect r ified ▁vehicles ▁have ▁improved ▁and ▁predicted ▁that ▁ret ail ▁pr icing ▁par ity ▁of ▁elect r ified ▁vehicles ▁is ▁expected ▁within ▁five ▁years . ▁She ▁st ip ulated ▁that ▁a ▁transition ▁to ▁elect r ified ▁vehicles ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁large ▁effect ▁on ▁reducing ▁carbon ▁dio x ide ▁em issions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Hugh es - C rom wick ▁addressed ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Autom ot ive ▁Anal yst s ▁Conference ▁as ▁the ▁Chief ▁Econom ist ▁of ▁Ford ▁Motor ▁Company . ▁Her ▁presentation ▁at ▁this ▁conference ▁primarily ▁focused ▁on ▁sales ▁predictions ▁for ▁Ford , ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁in ▁Europe . ▁She ▁project ed ▁U . S . ▁autom ot ive ▁sales ▁growth ▁at ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 2 . 5 % ▁in ▁the ▁short ▁term . ▁In ▁the ▁long ▁term , ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁years , ▁she ▁predicted ▁sales ▁growth ▁at ▁approximately ▁ 5 % ▁on ▁average . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Hugh es - C rom wick ▁appeared ▁on ▁C N BC ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁before ▁the ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁meeting . ▁She ▁discussed ▁the ▁current ▁slow - down ▁in ▁job ▁growth ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ▁and ▁tight ▁labour