diesel

Soaring diesel prices have raised costs for trucking firms delivering plywood, concrete and floorboards to jobsites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The world market for diesel is about 1.4 billion tonnes a year, meaning that the Russian deal would cover about 30 hours of global consumption.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 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

In any case, the U.S. is the world’s net exporter of diesel, sending an average of about 200,000 metric tons of diesel abroad every day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

So, at this key moment, the Soviets had to rely on older boats powered by a combination of batteries and diesel engines.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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

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

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