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Solar Power to the Amazonian People Many riverside communities throughout the Amazon basin lack access to electricity and often depend on polluting kerosene lamps and diesel generators for light and power.
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Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The 2026 model will be available in an all-electric flavor for the first time, in addition to the existing diesel hybrid powertrain version that was introduced earlier this year.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 10 Nov. 2025
The boats hit the Gulf of Mexico before dawn, engines rumbling out diesel smoke while dead-eyed gulls clear their throats and wait to feast on the fishermen’s leftovers.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Lifecycle case studies have shown fuel savings of over 60 percent, and because electric drivetrains have fewer moving parts than diesel drivetrains, maintenance costs are lower too.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2025
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Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The 2026 model will be available in an all-electric flavor for the first time, in addition to the existing diesel hybrid powertrain version that was introduced earlier this year.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 10 Nov. 2025
The boats hit the Gulf of Mexico before dawn, engines rumbling out diesel smoke while dead-eyed gulls clear their throats and wait to feast on the fishermen’s leftovers.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Lifecycle case studies have shown fuel savings of over 60 percent, and because electric drivetrains have fewer moving parts than diesel drivetrains, maintenance costs are lower too.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Diesel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel. Accessed 13 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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