diesel
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"Then, when it was needed at the factory, it was brought on by a diesel train pulling a single truck so that it could be delivered."
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
In the half-decade before its 2015 diesel scandal, when the Chinese economy was booming, the company added more than 200,000 jobs globally in a historic hiring and acquisition spree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Those taking legal action either bought, leased or otherwise acquired a diesel vehicle made by one of the companies, with most living in England and Wales.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
America’s crude inventories are flirting with dangerous levels, while exports of gasoline and diesel hover near records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
He was relieved; the other scents of the encampment—smoke, diesel, scorched metal, and a strange, dark electrical odor—were things he would have herded Peter away from.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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
He added that even after that, petrol and diesels cars would still be able to be sold second hand, saying a similar approach is being taken in countries such as Germany, France and Spain.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2023
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
Governments frown on diesels in European cities, and come 2025, diesel cars will be banned from Paris and Madrid.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2023
“She’s forty-six feet. Twin diesels, eight hundred horses.”
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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