fuel-efficient
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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
EasyJet, and other airlines, are investing in the latest, more fuel-efficient aircraft.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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
But intermodal is also cheaper and more fuel-efficient, which has made the transportation mode particularly attractive as fuel prices have soared due to the war in Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 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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