fuel-efficient
Americanadjective
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Even with the fuel surcharges, trucking companies don’t fully recoup what they pay for diesel, Costello said, and many offer pay bonuses to fuel-efficient drivers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
EasyJet, and other airlines, are investing in the latest, more fuel-efficient aircraft.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
"This order will support their growth ambitions well into the next decade and reflects our strong confidence in the Boeing 737 MAX and sustained demand for fuel-efficient, technologically advanced narrowbody aircraft," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
The Air Force is planning to replace the 1960s-era engines on the B-52 with modern engines that are more fuel-efficient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
And he got out three months before Cadillac, in April 1975, introduced the Seville, a fuel-efficient model that looked as though it had lost its pants, after which Cadillacs were never the same.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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