fuel use
Gas tank drainage
Fuel use refers to the consumption of combustible materials—gasoline, diesel, natural gas, coal—to generate energy or power.
The term appears most often in discussions of efficiency, environmental impact, or regulation: The new engine reduced fuel use by 30%, tracking fuel use across the fleet.
Fuel use may be measured in gallons, liters, or energy units depending on context.
- consumptionUsing up of resources
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- gas guzzlerVehicle with poor mileage
- mileageDistance traveled by vehicle
miles per gallon · efficiency · combustion · tank · fill up · gas station · burn · burn rate · emissions · engine · petroleum · economy · guzzle · road trip · exhaust · carbon · carbon footprint · gallon
fuel usefuel conservation
Limiting resource consumption
energy conservation · fuel saving · fuel efficiency · conservation · energy efficiency
fuel usenon-use
Abstaining from employment
idleness · inactivity · shutdown · dormancy · standby
fuel usefuel production
energy generation · power generation · fuel supply · energy production
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