fuel-efficient vehicles

collocation in English

meaningsoffuel-efficientandvehicle

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fuel-efficient
adjective
uk
/ˌfjuː.əl.ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/us
/ˌfjuː.əl.ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/
working in a way that does not ...
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vehicle
noun
uk
/ˈvɪə.kəl/us
/ˈviː.ə.kəl/
formal
a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially ...
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(Definition offuel-efficientandvehiclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Everybody knows that afuel-efficientvehiclewill cost less to run, and we can add to that incentive by using revenues from petrol price increases to cut vehicle excise duty.
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There should be a differential tax system that would encourage people to use fuel-efficient vehicles.
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Concerns over the environment and congestion require cleaner and more fuel-efficient vehicles and greater recyclability.
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Such improvements will depend on motorists' demands for more fuel-efficient vehicles and on the ability of manufacturers to respond.
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Regarding transport, much more needs to be done in putting strictures on those who produce vehicles to come up with more fuel-efficient vehicles.
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It also provides people with an opportunity to reduce the number of car journeys that they make and provides incentives to industry to produce more fuel-efficient vehicles.
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They have given motorists and manufacturers clear incentives to design more fuel-efficient vehicles and to limit unnecessary journeys.
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They want fuel-efficient vehicles and fuel efficiency has always been a key part of their buying decision.
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This will remove the technical barriers that hitherto have prevented us from using the most fuel-efficient vehicles possible.
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They have given clear incentives to design more fuel-efficient vehicles, limit unnecessary journeys and consider alternatives to the car.
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This sends a clear signal to manufacturers to build more fuel-efficient vehicles and a clear signal to customers to buy them.
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This includes discounts for fuel-efficient vehicles and donations to environmental organizations.
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Automakers have said that small, fuel-efficient vehicles cost the auto industry billions of dollars.
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Bantam was an early producer of small fuel-efficient vehicles through the 1930s.
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The difference in performance was largely attributed to surging demand for fuel-efficient vehicles.
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Currently, there are no government incentive or rebate schemes for purchasing fuel-efficient vehicles in the country.
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It helped fuel competition among auto makers to meet rising demands for fuel-efficient vehicles.
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