An electric boost function helps in instances where maximum acceleration is desired, when the electric motor works in tandem with the combustion engine during acceleration.

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Further attempts involved switching on the motors while spinning Galileo on its axis, and also when it reached the point of its maximum acceleration around Jupiter.

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If you're after performance, you can stay in lower gears longer for maximum acceleration and you can downshift, using drag from the engine to help slow the car.

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