diesel

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Ireland has cut taxes on petrol and diesel, Australia has halved fuel duty for three months and Slovenia has become the first EU member state to introduce fuel rationing.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

FedEx and United Parcel Service are adjusting their fuel surcharges weekly based on diesel prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

For Ukraine, the potential scarcity of fuel and surge in prices caused by the war on Iran is a worry: its own frontline troops need large amounts of diesel for their tanks and vehicles.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Darling is one of a handful of companies turning animal fats, cooking oil, and food waste into diesel, jet fuel, fertilizer, and feedstock.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Inside the truck box lives a smell: clay, spilled diesel mixed with something putrid.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr