A great deal of innovative design and materials work is going into vehicle fuel tank systems. It is area that is coming under increasing pressure from legislation on both sides of the Atlantic.
Perhaps surprisingly, the performance demands placed on fuel tanks used in extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) can be higher than those used than in conventional internal combustion engine ...
Before 1990, most car gas tanks were made of steel. By 1996 plastic had replaced steel in one out of four fuel tanks manufactured in North America. Last year plastic gas tanks had taken over an ...