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fuel-efficient

American  
[fyoo-uhl-i-fish-uhnt] / ˈfju əl ɪˌfɪʃ ənt /

adjective

  1. producing power, heat, etc., at a rate considered optimal with regard to the amount of fuel consumed.


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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

To create more room in his budget for fuel, he said he had reduced spending on takeaways and eating out, and was considering replacing his car with a more fuel-efficient vehicle.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

It is buying smaller, more fuel-efficient planes that should improve fleet flexibility and profitability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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

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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