diesel
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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 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
Mining companies bring in thousands of electric vehicles to save on diesel, with China in the lead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Nor is there much doubt about what has caused the spike in diesel prices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Traffic was heavier, and the exhaust and the diesel fumes could not rise into the sky on that first gray day, but hung over everything.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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
Pichetto Fratin said the government had ordered a review and update of regional anti-pollution plans, and that while this was pending, planned restrictions on Euro 5 diesels were temporarily suspended.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023
But in general petrol cars made before 2005 and diesels built before September 2014 will not be allowed in the zone.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 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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