flex-fuel

adjective

ˈfleks-ˌfyü(-ə)l 

: designed to run on either traditional gasoline or a gasoline/alcohol blend (such as gasohol)

In the past few years, Brazil's bioethanol industry has sprouted new wings thanks to higher petrol prices and 'flex-fuel' cars, which can sense different mixtures of petrol and ethanol and adjust their workings accordingly.

—Emma Marris

Examples of flex-fuel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Flex fuel can only be used in vehicles designed for it — called flex-fuel vehicles or FFVS — but even these vehicles getroughly 15% to 27% fewer miles per gallon using flex fuel compared to unleaded 87. —Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 15 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above