flex-fuel
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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A solution is at hand; it lies in Detroit’s making more flex-fuel cars -- cars able to use gasoline, ethanol, methanol or any mixture of these.
From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2011
Nor has it been used to grow sugar for ethanol, where Brazil is a world leader with its unique flex-fuel engines.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2011
Most Brazilian cars can run on a mixture of ethanol and petrol, thanks in part to the flex-fuel engine, developed in the country.
From Economist • Nov. 18, 2010
Other Options Automakers like Audi, Bentley, BMW and Volkswagen are turning to flex-fuel and diesel technology as better ways to conserve fuel--and still meet emissions standards.
From Forbes • Mar. 31, 2010
"Two-thirds of the pumps are concentrated in 10 states and those 10 states have only about 19 percent of the flex-fuel vehicles that we have on the road," said Stevens.
From Reuters • Feb. 16, 2010
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