Design of a new generation of conformable high-pressure vessels for gaseous fuels in automotive applications

越来越具有挑战性的监管/环境和经济担忧正在推动对替代能源的扩大使用，如压缩天然气、氢气和电池等。加州的零排放车辆强制令和国家公路交通安全管理局的企业平均燃油经济性强制令等监管司机将要求原始设备制造商调整车队数量组合，以包括燃料电池、压缩天然气和电动汽车。没有一种燃料来源或动力总成可以达到所有要求；相反，整个舰队的不同平台将需要这些燃料的组合。克莱斯勒认为，压缩天然气是一种有前途的、在经济上可行的短期解决方案，可以帮助实现这些任务。

Increasingly challenging regulatory/environmental and economic concerns are driving the need for expanded use of alternative energy sources, such as compressed natural gas, hydrogen, and batteries, among others. Regulatory drivers such as California's Zero Emissions Vehicle mandate and The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Corporate Average Fuel Economy mandate will require Original Equipment Manufacturers to adjust fleet volume combinations to include fuel cell, compressed natural gas, and electrified vehicles. No one fuel source or power-train can achieve all the requirements; rather, a combination of these fuels will be required for various platforms across the fleet. Chrysler views compressed natural gas as a promising economically viable near term solution to assist in achieving these mandates.