Fuel-saving mode in some cars (3)

I believe the answer is:

eco

(Other definitions for eco that I've seen before include "Umberto - - , novelist" , "Green prefix" , "Umberto --, Italian writer" , "Concerned with the environment" , "Environmental group" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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