Fuel-tank maker Inca Molded Products Inc. has undergone a leadership and ownership change, with J. Robert Porter Jr., 38, succeeding his father, company founder James R. Porter, 63, who retired. The ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 98, Section 5: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING (1989), pp. 377-382 (6 pages) Automobiles from all parts of the world are now being built with plastic fuel tanks made from ...

We wouldn’t be surprised if the average driver thinks of a vehicle’s fuel tank as roughly the technological equivalent of a bucket. In today’s world of ever-stricter emissions regulations—which also ...

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 ...

Dear Tom and Ray: You recently answered a question about whether it's harmful to let your gas tank run down to empty. You said it's not harmful to the car, and it won't cause any damage. Eric Peters, ...