diesel
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Crude has since climbed back to around $100 a barrel, and diesel and other refined products have risen further.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The average price of a gallon of diesel in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Analysts say the conflict - including Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries - has put pressure on diesel prices as Russia is the world's second largest diesel exporter.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Under a decree, the price of diesel rose from $0.8 to $1.5 per litre for consumers who buy large quantities, including agricultural producers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Missing, too, was the ever-present buzz of diesel generators.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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
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
Non-profit RMI said the IRA's up to $40,000 Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicle tax credit "will turbocharge adoption of electric medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks." and will electric trucks cheaper to operate than diesels in most cases.
From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2022
“She’s forty-six feet. Twin diesels, eight hundred horses.”
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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