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Editor's note: An earlier version mischaracterized the qualities of the plastic fuel tanks. All roads lead to California -- at least when it comes to TI Automotive's plastic fuel tank system, Tank ...

It took the automotive industry about five years to develop multilayer fuel tanks that could meet California's LEV II (low-emission vehicle) regulations in the late 1990s, said Mohammad Usman, who ...

Oak Brook, Ill. — Plastic offers advantages over metal for automotive fuel filler pipes, the pipe that leads from the gas pump nozzle to your car's fuel tank, a Ford Motor Co. executive said at the ...

For several years the only way to meet Partial Zero Emission Standards (PZEV) was with a steel gas tank having few holes to be sealed. But plastic tanks are about 30% lighter, on average, and present ...

TI Automotive is to provide blow moulded plastic fuel tanks for Karma’s luxury electric vehicle programme. TI Automotive’s technology allows the low weight plastic tanks to handle the high vapour ...

For some time, fuel tank manufacturers have come under increasing pressure from legislation, particularly in the US, to design and build tanks that can withstand higher impacts without leaking.