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Given drivers generally despise having to race by fuel economy, have it so that electronic gizmos ensure a car will not use too much fuel in a race. The driver can keep his foot the floor the whole race if he wishes, but not taking it easier earlier on means the software will automatically restrict power output (and so on) at an earlier point to get the car to the end. From my armchair perspective, I would quite happily leave it unregulated by software.
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No refueling brings back the likelihood of cars stopping on the circuit in the closing laps of races. If they happen to stop in inconvenient parts of the track, we're going to get safety cars or double waved yellows. Having safety cars in the last few laps of a race could ruin the finale and will change the results.
To guard against this, they need to introduce a penalty for stopping on track due to running out of fuel e.g. 10 place penalty at the next race. Drivers need to be encouraged to park the car safely in the pits just before they run out.