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And when there were enough of these cars around to justify putting in diesel pumps at convenience stores, diesel soon became as widely available as gasoline.
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IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2024
De Haan, the GasBuddy analyst, warned that some refineries in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions rely on Canadian crude to churn out gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
The refinery processes 98,000 barrels of crude oil per day to make gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and asphalt, with 90% of those products sold and used in Colorado, said April Maestas, the refinery’s director of engineering.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 12 Dec. 2024
With demand for next-day or even same-day deliveries on the rise in urban areas, and an over-reliance on diesel and petrol vehicles for deliveries, there’s widespread concern that the situation is only going to get worse.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2024
De Haan, the GasBuddy analyst, warned that some refineries in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions rely on Canadian crude to churn out gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
The refinery processes 98,000 barrels of crude oil per day to make gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and asphalt, with 90% of those products sold and used in Colorado, said April Maestas, the refinery’s director of engineering.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 12 Dec. 2024
With demand for next-day or even same-day deliveries on the rise in urban areas, and an over-reliance on diesel and petrol vehicles for deliveries, there’s widespread concern that the situation is only going to get worse.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Diesel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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diesel
noun
die·sel
ˈdē-zəl 
-səl
1
2
: a vehicle (as a truck or train) driven by a diesel engine
3
: a fuel designed for use in diesel engines
Etymology
named for Rudolf Diesel 1858–1913 German engineer
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