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Passengers ride in century-old Pullman coaches that are pulled by diesel and steam locomotives.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
These advantages could make electric freight transport as practical and efficient as diesel.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
The Clean Truck Partnership is a 2023 agreement between California regulators and major truck manufacturers to comply with a broad state effort to phase out diesel pollution and transition toward zero-emission technology.
—Chaewon Chung
updated October 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Rolls-Royce is ditching diesel for methanol with its new maritime engine, described as the world's first high-speed marine engine in its performance class to operate exclusively on pure wood alcohol for a potentially CO₂-neutral drivetrain.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
These advantages could make electric freight transport as practical and efficient as diesel.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
The Clean Truck Partnership is a 2023 agreement between California regulators and major truck manufacturers to comply with a broad state effort to phase out diesel pollution and transition toward zero-emission technology.
—Chaewon Chung
updated October 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Rolls-Royce is ditching diesel for methanol with its new maritime engine, described as the world's first high-speed marine engine in its performance class to operate exclusively on pure wood alcohol for a potentially CO₂-neutral drivetrain.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Diesel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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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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