diesel
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Elsewhere in the paper, the G7 agreement on releasing "more diesel reserves" is headlined along with British pumps passing £2 a litre.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The group of advanced economies, including the US, said the move would include a "substantial release" of diesel in the coming days.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
In a deeply reported article, Claudia Assis outlined the mechanics of the global refining market to explain why diesel prices remain stubbornly high and how that is affecting businesses.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The global market for diesel, the fuel that powers much of the economy, has never been under so much pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
These diesel-electric subs could cruise underwater on battery power for up to forty-eight hours, but to recharge they needed to approach the surface, take in oxygen, and run their diesel engines.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Replacing the 200,000 buses with another round of health-hazardous diesels would cost between $60 billion to $80 billion; after accounting for rollout costs, full electric replacement would cost about 2.5 times as much.
From Salon ● May 23, 2024
Pichetto Fratin said the government had ordered a review and update of regional anti-pollution plans, and that while this was pending, planned restrictions on Euro 5 diesels were temporarily suspended.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023
While there are exemptions available for blue badge holders, motorbikes, mopeds and emergency vehicles, in general petrol cars made before 2005 and diesels built before September 2014 will not be allowed in the zone.
From BBC ● May 31, 2023
Governments frown on diesels in European cities, and come 2025, diesel cars will be banned from Paris and Madrid.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2023
“She’s forty-six feet. Twin diesels, eight hundred horses.”
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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