diesel
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Ahead of the release, DBS economists had forecast October inflation of 3.2%, citing rising diesel prices and a rebound in food inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
But that would require "a big paradigm shift" in energy demand in Turkey: "We need to change the demand from diesel or gasoline towards electricity," he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
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
The Land Rover smashed through a pall of diesel smoke and bounced as it hit a pothole.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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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
According to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, the restrictions would have affected more than 600,000 vehicles, including about 140,000 Euro 5 diesels as well as other older more polluting vehicles, including petrol ones.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023
But in general petrol cars made before 2005 and diesels built before September 2014 are not allowed in the zone.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
Had they been conventional diesels, they would have created a smelly cacophony as they idled.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2022
“She’s forty-six feet. Twin diesels, eight hundred horses.”
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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