I don’t think car enthusiasts dedicate much brain power to the thought of fuel tanks. They do the boring job of holding fuel, but it’s a critical safety device as well as the only reason we can have ...

For Jeep owners, fire risk has become a haunting theme that refuses to fade. What began in the 1990s with a controversial fuel tank design has now resurfaced in the 2020s with hybrid battery defects, ...

It’s reasonable to assume that something as essential to a car as its gas tank would be closely regulated by manufacturers. On the contrary, there are no regulations that specify where a fuel door ...

During a flight, jet fuel collects in areas unable to be reached by the plane’s pumps, primarily because of the geometrical shape of the wing. It's similar to the way a little soda always remains at ...

The Boeing Co., Airbus Industrie and other manufacturers of nearly 7,000 commercial aircraft have 18 months to change how airplane fuel tanks are designed, maintained and operated, according to new ...