diesel
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How much more Americans spent on gasoline and diesel during the Iran war than the same period a year earlier.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
“It is hard to conceive of a scenario where diesel prices aren’t sky-high and aren’t impacting inflation across the U.S.”
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
The problem is the higher upfront cost of demand-destroying green technologies, such as electric trucks that replace diesel engines and heat pumps that replace gas furnaces.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Starmer also announced plans to cut the fuel duty rate on red diesel by over a third, to 6.48p per litre from the middle of next month until the end of the year.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
“How about a couple diesel engines, a ton of fresh water, and some green vegetables?”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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