Conformable fuel gas tank

An automotive vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle chassis;
• and
• a conformable fuel gas storage tank as a structural support portion of the chassis, the fuel gas storage tank comprising:
• a housing establishing an interior, the housing including first and second base walls spaced apart in a direction along a normal axis, side walls extending between the base walls and spaced apart in a direction along a lateral axis, and end walls extending between the base walls and the side walls and spaced apart in a direction along a longitudinal axis, the housing further including interior walls that divide the interior into elongate through channels spaced laterally apart and extending longitudinally between the end walls;
• a fuel gas storage material located within the interior of the housing and in each of the elongate through channels;
• and
• a fuel gas transport conduit constructed to route a fuel gas back and forth through the interior of the housing between the end walls of the housing, the gas transport conduit comprising at least one gas permeable flow guide extending along each of the elongate through channels provided in the interior of the housing.

A conformable fuel gas storage tank comprising:

• a housing establishing an interior, the housing including first and second base walls spaced apart in a direction along a normal axis, side walls extending between the base walls and spaced apart in a direction along a lateral axis, and end walls extending between the base walls and the side walls and spaced apart in a direction along a longitudinal axis, the housing further including interior walls that divide the interior into elongate through channels spaced laterally apart and extending longitudinally between the end walls, wherein a main body of the housing that includes the first and second base walls and the side walls is constructed from an upper shell and a lower shell that are coupled together along seems at the side walls, and wherein the interior walls include retaining tabs that are received through apertures defined in at least one of the upper or lower shell and are sealingly coupled to the at least one of the upper or lower shell;
• a fuel gas storage material located within the interior of the housing and in each of the elongate through channels;
• and
• a fuel gas transport conduit constructed to route a fuel gas back and forth through the interior of the housing between the end walls of the housing, the gas transport conduit comprising at least one gas permeable flow guide extending along each of the elongate through channels provided in the interior of the housing.