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Pollution from coal fires, diesel buses and factories could not travel up to the atmosphere, instead hovering in a deadly, stagnant smog.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Quieter than diesel buses and less polluting, they are expected to prevent 25,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
American consumers will likely see price increases for products including avocados, tomatoes, beef, cheese, TVs, laptops, gasoline and diesel, and more.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
While East Bay residents undoubtedly appreciate the agency’s focus on zero emission technologies, pursuing two such options (in addition to hybrid diesel buses) is costly because each requires its own power infrastructure.
—Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Quieter than diesel buses and less polluting, they are expected to prevent 25,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
American consumers will likely see price increases for products including avocados, tomatoes, beef, cheese, TVs, laptops, gasoline and diesel, and more.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
While East Bay residents undoubtedly appreciate the agency’s focus on zero emission technologies, pursuing two such options (in addition to hybrid diesel buses) is costly because each requires its own power infrastructure.
—Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Diesel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel. Accessed 16 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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