fuel-efficient

American  

[fyoo-uhl-i-fish-uhnt] / ˈfyu 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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Other Word Forms

• fuel-efficiency noun

Example Sentences

If gas-price volatility continues, then automakers that already have more fuel-efficient models may stand to benefit the most.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

“If prior gasoline price spikes are any indication, you tend to see interest in more fuel-efficient vehicles,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Historically, gas prices have weighed on car shoppers and often pushed them to consider more fuel-efficient choices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

For some in the US car industry there will be uncertainty about the rollback as manufacturing less fuel-efficient vehicles might limit their sales overseas.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 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