Abstract: An improved aqueous electrocoating composition having a binder of an epoxy-amine adduct and a blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent; wherein the improvement is the use of an effective amount of an additive of an alkyl thioester or a polymeric product of an epoxy resin, polyalkylene glycol and a sugar to form an electrocoating composition that has significantly improved throwing power and provides a coating that has the necessary properties such as chip, solvent and corrosion resistance.