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Re:From a Model S owner in Tennessee by ams6110 on Saturday November 09, 2013 @08:28PM (#6704622)
Yes this has been standard design for a good while now. The fuel tank is typically above the rear axle and between the rear seat and the trunk. I don't think there's been a car with the fuel tank right over the road and right behind the rear bumper since the 1970's. The Pinto in particular taught us that was a bad design.
Re:From a Model S owner in Tennessee by moocowduckquack on Saturday November 09, 2013 @09:45PM (#6704899)
The rear fuel tank low down behind the rear axle is still in some currently produced cars, I'm afraid. http://www.autosafetyexpert.com/defect_fueltank.php