How to Use diesel engine in a Sentence
diesel engine
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The four-cylinder gas and diesel engines were, well, fine.
—Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 24 June 2024
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The company's first love, diesel engines, died on the vine in the emissions scandal.
—Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2018
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The sound of church bells and the clatter of feet on cobblestones, even the foreign purr of a diesel engine, calm your synapses.
—Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2017
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And, these new clean diesel engines deliver 3% to 4% fuel savings for each truck.
—Margo Oge, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2017
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The lawsuit could pose a risk to Ford's plans to introduce a diesel engine in its smaller F-150 pickup.
—Kartikay Mehrotra, latimes.com, 10 Jan. 2018
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The position of the system is made of a carbon containing a special component that can be used to connect the air to a conventional diesel engine.
—The Economist, 19 Dec. 2017
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Until recently more than half of new cars sold in Europe had diesel engines, largely because of tax breaks that ensure that diesel fuel is less expensive at the pump.
—Liam Stack and Jack Ewing, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2017
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Rather than an electric motor, the full-size Bruiser carries a 2.4-liter diesel engine to do its saintly rock-clambering, forest-bashing duty.
—Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, 27 Oct. 2017
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Additionally, some companies have had to cope with regulatory allegations that their diesel engines have failed to meet clean-air emission standards.
—Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2017
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Ford added a diesel engine to its F-150 and rolled out the midsize Ranger.
—Tom Krisher and Dee-Ann Durbin, Houston Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2018
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Getting the diesel engine to run hotter was the tricky part.
—Byian Mount, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2022
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As the diesel engine thrums below decks, the laptops come out.
—Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2019
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Two battery units of 90KVA are set up on trucks, which are charged by a diesel engine.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2022
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Things got even weirder in a Tahoe with the available 3.0-liter diesel engine.
—Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 29 Mar. 2021
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But instead of the roar of a diesel engine, the cab filled with the gentle hum of an electric motor.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
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It can be used for almost any new or old diesel engine.
—Steven Savage, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022
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The batteries are charged by the diesel engine, which needs oxygen to run.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2019
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The Porsche Panamera and the Porsche Cayenne already had ditched their diesel engine options.
—Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 20 Feb. 2018
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Diesel Drivers will send a convoy of diesel engines around a short track.
—Arthur Levine, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2018
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On a recent trip, the diesel engine rumbled and the exhaust fan whirred and whistled.
—New York Times, 9 July 2022
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Chevrolet added the diesel engine to its compact-class Cruze sedan last year and added the five-door hatchback for 2018.
—Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Mar. 2018
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The recall is to replace fuel pumps in trucks with the 6.7-liter Cummins diesel engine.
—Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver, 17 Nov. 2021
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Fire officials said the first crews on the scene found a diesel engine engulfed in heavy flames just southwest of the bridge with freight cars on the bridge.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2024
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Frost Town occupies the same footprint as the old diesel engine repair shop that had stood there since the 1970s.
—Emma Balter, Chron, 27 June 2022
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It will still be called Amarok, and a diesel engine will continue to be offered.
—Jens Meiners, Car and Driver, 11 Nov. 2020
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The standard engine will be a 6.2-liter V8 while, for the first time, a diesel engine will be offered as an option.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 4 Feb. 2020
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Some states are using the funds to buy more (albeit cleaner) diesel engines.
—Michael J. Coren, Quartz, 11 July 2019
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The 68 green-zone buses also mark the end of Muni’s reliance on all-diesel engines.
—Dominic Fracassa, SFChronicle.com, 2 Oct. 2019
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The cab became very quiet as the diesel engine cut out and electric motors took over.
—New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021
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At the intersection, Taggart was met by a cacophony of screams, the growl of the diesel engine and the blaring of the SUV’s horn.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2021
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