Analysts forecast that the number of electric vehicles on the road will surpass 10 million by the year 2020. That's compared to 180,000 in 2012, according to the International Energy Agency. Both Europe and China are expected to be the fastest growing markets. The trend is driven in large part by a desire to cut down on pollution - globally, transportation accounts for about 15 percent of man-made carbon dioxide.

'Large automobile manufacturers are working under extreme pressure to develop electronic mobility solutions,' says Michael Kopka, business development manager for 3M Electronic Material Solutions.

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