Thanks to the rising concern for the environment and the price of gas, electric-drive technologies are ready to compete with—and complement—the ubiquitous internal combustion engines (ICE), according to US Department of Energy (DOE) (www.energy. gov). By combining an ICE with new advanced batteries, technologies, and an electric motor, the hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) of today offer high fuel economy and a long driving range.
These recent and continued advances in the electric-drive vehicles market represent opportunity for the industrial and specialty gases industry, which supplies gases and related technologies to traditional and alternative auto industry platforms.
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