diesel

The price of a gallon of diesel - which was $3.75 before the war started in February - hit a record high of $6.52 in September.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Since then, Russia and the US have begun engaging more directly, with US President Donald Trump announcing a deal to import Russian diesel.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Now, many of them are going electric, especially in China, as diesel prices skyrocket and new technology makes it possible for heavy-duty trucks to charge quickly or swap batteries in minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

In any case, the U.S. is the world’s net exporter of diesel, sending an average of about 200,000 metric tons of diesel abroad every day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

The Hotel-Dieu dining room is big and somber and full of people talking about U-boats off Gibraltar and the inequities of currency exchange and four-stroke marine diesel engines.

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

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

Had they been conventional diesels, they would have created a smelly cacophony as they idled.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2022

Renewable diesels are 40% to 50% cleaner than fossil fuels, even counting carbon to manufacture and deliver them, said Mark Chen, chief sustainability engineer for Skanska USA.

From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022

“She’s forty-six feet. Twin diesels, eight hundred horses.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen