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

Japanese firms transformed the U.S. automobile market in the 1980s by building manufacturing plants in the U.S. that produced high-quality, fuel-efficient vehicles.

From Barron's

Both Airbus and its rival Boeing have struggled to return to pre-pandemic production levels as their entire network of suppliers was disrupted, even as airlines are eager to modernise their fleets with more fuel-efficient aircraft and expand to meet an expected increase in passenger numbers over the coming decades.

From Barron's

But just as the car industry was blindsided by the arrival of cheaper, more fuel-efficient vehicles from Japan, the pizza industry has been slow to react to the rise of other dramatically different fast-food dining experiences.

From The Wall Street Journal

These so-called kei cars are small, fuel-efficient vehicles that are roughly 30% shorter than a Toyota 7203 4.82%increase; green up pointing triangle Camry and about as wide as Smart cars.

From The Wall Street Journal

Developing more fuel-efficient engines costs more.

From Barron's