Why is energy efficiency same thing as economic efficiency

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Engineers at a national research laboratory built a prototype automobile that could be driven 180 miles on a single gallon of gasoline. They estimated that in mass production the car would cost $40,000 per unit to build. The engineers argued that Congress should force U.S. automakers to build this energy-efficient car. In your opinion, is energy efficiency the same thing as economic efficiency?

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