diesel engine
noun
: an internal combustion engine in which air is compressed to a temperature sufficiently high to ignite fuel injected into the cylinder where the combustion and expansion actuate a piston
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It gets upgraded with a more powerful 168-hp 2.0-liter diesel engine and nine-speed automatic transmission as standard.
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New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2025
Reuters — Toyota Motor unit Hino Motors has agreed to a $1.6 billion settlement with US agencies and will plead guilty over excess diesel engine emissions in more than 105,000 US vehicles, the company and US government said on Wednesday.
—Reuters, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
According to Stellantis, 70% of current RAM HD buyers opt for the 6.7-liter Cummins inline-six cylinder diesel engine.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
However, the vehicles that ferry our kids to school also tend to be terrible in terms of emissions, due to their aging diesel engines.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 28 Dec. 2024
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New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2025
Reuters — Toyota Motor unit Hino Motors has agreed to a $1.6 billion settlement with US agencies and will plead guilty over excess diesel engine emissions in more than 105,000 US vehicles, the company and US government said on Wednesday.
—Reuters, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
According to Stellantis, 70% of current RAM HD buyers opt for the 6.7-liter Cummins inline-six cylinder diesel engine.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
However, the vehicles that ferry our kids to school also tend to be terrible in terms of emissions, due to their aging diesel engines.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Diesel engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel%20engine. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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