diesel
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Oil prices rose and with them the cost of gasoline and diesel for American consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Watkins wondered if the men were actually stealing diesel, which he says is happening with growing frequency amid sky-high prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
In the UK, diesel prices at the pump have hit an all-time high, prompting warnings about logistics costs and household budgets.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
US diesel prices have climbed to a record high of over $6.50 per gallon – up nearly 70% year-on-year.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The engine was operating at full power on diesel fuel, and, Zeitoun realized in an instant, was generating all the electricity used for the station and the makeshift jail.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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
While there are exemptions available for blue badge holders, motorbikes, mopeds and emergency vehicles, in general petrol cars made before 2005 and diesels built before September 2014 will not be allowed in the zone.
From BBC ● May 31, 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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