A distensible fuel tank included in a vehicle is provided. The distensible fuel tank includes a housing and a compliance structure coupled to the housing, the compliance structure including a base element coupled to a side of a structural element.
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1. A distensible fuel tank included in a vehicle, comprising: a housing having an inner surface; anda plurality of compliance structures coupled to and fully enclosed by the housing, each compliance structure including one or more structural elements each having a first side coupled to a base elemen
1. A distensible fuel tank included in a vehicle, comprising: a housing having an inner surface; anda plurality of compliance structures coupled to and fully enclosed by the housing, each compliance structure including one or more structural elements each having a first side coupled to a base element and a second side coupled to the inner surface of the housing, wherein the base elements of the plurality of compliance structures include one or more curved base elements and one or more substantially planar base elements, the base elements coupled to the inner surface of the housing. 2. The distensible fuel tank of claim 1, wherein the base element of each compliance structure is coupled to both the first side of a first structural element of the compliance structure and the first side of a second structural element of the compliance structure. 3. The distensible fuel tank of claim 2, where for each base element, the first side of the second structural element which is coupled to the base element is further coupled to the first side of the first structural element which is coupled to the base element, the first and second structural elements forming an angle, each of the two structural elements and the base element of each compliance structure aligned laterally in the fuel tank. 4. The distensible fuel tank of claim 3, where the angle is less than 60 degrees. 5. The distensible fuel tank of claim 2, wherein for each compliance structure, a height of the first structural element along its length varies from a height of the second structural element along its length. 6. The distensible fuel tank of claim 1, wherein for each compliance structure, a thickness of the base element is not equal to a thickness of each of the structural elements. 7. The distensible fuel tank of claim 1, where a height of each of the structural elements varies along its length. 8. The distensible fuel tank of claim 1, where the plurality of compliance structures laterally spans an internal volume of the distensible fuel tank. 9. The distensible fuel tank of claim 1, where each compliance structure forms a single continuous piece of material. 10. The distensible fuel tank of claim 1, wherein the curved base elements extend in a longitudinal direction of the fuel tank, and wherein the substantially planar base elements extend in a lateral direction of the fuel tank. 11. The distensible fuel tank of claim 1, wherein the plurality of compliance structures includes at least four compliance structures with curved base elements and at least four compliance structures with substantially planar base elements. 12. A distensible fuel tank included in a vehicle, comprising: a housing including an inner surface; anda compliance structure coupled to and enclosed by the housing, the compliance structure including a convex base element coupled to a first side of a structural element, a second side of the structural element coupled to the inner surface, and the base element further coupled to the inner surface. 13. The distensible fuel tank of claim 12, wherein the structural element is a first structural element, and wherein the compliance structure further includes a second structural element, a third structural element, and a fourth structural element, the base element coupled to a first side of each of the second, third, and fourth structural elements, and the first and second structural elements coupled to form an angle different than an angle formed between the third and fourth structural elements. 14. The distensible fuel tank of claim 12, wherein the vehicle includes an electric motor configured to provide motive power. 15. The distensible fuel tank of claim 12, where the compliance structure is flexible. 16. The distensible fuel tank of claim 12, wherein the compliance structure comprises a single base element and a plurality of structural elements. 17. The distensible fuel tank of claim 16, wherein the single base element is positioned perpendicular to the plurality of structural elements. 18. A distensible fuel tank in a vehicle, comprising: a housing including an inner surface; anda compliance structure assembly coupled to and enclosed by the housing, the compliance structure assembly including a plurality of separate but parallel planar base elements and a plurality of curved base elements, each base element coupled to a first side of a plurality of at least two respective planar structural elements, a second side of each base element coupled to the inner surface of the housing, and a second side of each of the plurality of structural elements coupled to the inner surface of the housing, a thickness of each base element not equal to a thickness of each structural element. 19. The distensible fuel tank of claim 18, where each base element is perpendicular to each of the structural elements coupled thereto. 20. The distensible fuel tank of claim 19, wherein the curved base elements and the structural elements coupled thereto extend in a longitudinal direction of the fuel tank, and wherein the planar base elements and the structural elements coupled thereto extend in a lateral direction of the fuel tank.
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