diesel
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The EU last year scrapped a landmark ban on new petrol and diesel cars set to come into effect in 2035, and India has set a 50-year timeline for transitioning to electric vehicles.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
It also might emerge in visible diesel shortages or from renewed attacks on Persian Gulf infrastructure.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Current labor agreements entitle workers to double pay if they operate an electric and diesel vehicle, or work both in a rail yard and on an active train, in the same shift.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Higher crude prices raise the cost of diesel, gasoline, cooking fuel, transport and food, while governments have limited fiscal room to cushion the blow.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Someone wondered aloud if Seabiscuit was working “camouflaged as a diesel tractor.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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