fuel-efficient

[fyoo-uhl-i-fish-uhnt]

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• fuel-efficiency noun

Example Sentences

One risk for Toyota: So many rivals are refocusing on hybrids that it could get harder for its fuel-efficient models to stand out in a crowded field.

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Ford debuted an all-aluminum exterior for the pickup truck some 10 years ago, making the vehicle lighter and more fuel-efficient.

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It boasted a new generation of fuel-efficient engines, including one that was plagued by rapidly degrading seals meant to keep oil from leaking into the air supply.

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Take Jet Zero, which makes fuel-efficient planes.

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But the incident has drawn attention to the aircraft involved: the 787 Dreamliner, the first of a modern generation of radical, fuel-efficient planes.

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