diesel
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This week, oil came in at slightly over $104 a barrel, the highest it’s been since July, and on Thursday, diesel hit an average of $6 a gallon — for the first time ever.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The average price of a gallon of diesel in the U.S. broke above $6 for the first time Friday, the WSJ’s Shradha Dinesh reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The conflict sent average diesel prices in the United States above $6 a gallon on Friday for the first time, a shock increase for a key fuel in the transport and agriculture sectors.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Elevated costs for diesel, fertilizer and other farm inputs have increased production expenses across the agricultural sector, creating headwinds for farmers and supporting higher crop prices, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 13, 2026
They could hear the diesel engine out on the road, running on God knows what.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
The affair had its origins in a drive by the carmaker to increase sales in North America, particularly of diesel cars - which it marketed as "clean diesels".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2024
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
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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