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diesel

(ˈdizlæ)

mod. really good. I am set for a diesel evening and I intend to enjoy it.

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On the same day, Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi announced that the city will ban diesel cars in the city center by 2024 to combat air pollution.

Is death coming for diesel cars?

Audi and Volkswagen will continue to use the "TDI" moniker for their diesel variants.

Diesel goes blue: if cleanliness is next to godliness then the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board must have the golden keys to the pearly gates

Diesel fumes have been linked to decreased lung growth and function; approximately 40 compounds found in diesel exhaust can potentially cause cancer.

Flashing lights: danger: polluting school bus ahead

LOWER MAINTENANCE COST--Analyzing the maintenance schedule for many material handlers, it becomes apparent that a major part of the maintenance work is related to the diesel engine.

Amped up: electric-powered material handlers may fit some scrap applications

Another reason to buy diesel is that it's simply a smart choice.

Diesel: the smarter alternative? As gas prices rise, new high-peformance diesels bear attention

He's seen the benefits and notes that the engine runs more quietly, without the typical diesel chatter.

Hold the fries, gimme the grease! Biodiesel in the Carolinas

One DEP sample--National Institute of Standards and Technology standard reference material, SRM 2975--was derived from a forklift with a heavy-duty diesel engine and developed in part for mutagenicity assays (Hughes et al.

A tale of two diesels

As a test project, Niles has gradually added bio-diesel to the diesel engine in his 1984 Mercedes, and by June of this year he plans to be using up to 80 per cent bio-diesel to operate his vehicle.

Fuel for thought: a future in bio-diesel

In follow-up experiments, Watanabe and a coworker exposed 48 pregnant rats to either normal or soot-free diesel exhaust for 6 hours a day, beginning 1 week after conception.

Diesel gases masculinize fetal rodents

So the diesel health risk needs to be put in perspective.

Vapor lock: environmental regulators target diesel emissions

4 cent per gallon Federal excise tax on diesel fuel.

Diesel fuel excise tax: farmers, state and local governments, and "registered ultimate vendors" face tax refund problems

As the program moves forward, Baretsky expects it to greatly improve Audi's diesel simulation capabilities ("Those tools came to their limits quite quickly because the boundaries we set for this project passed the normal ranges in terms of combustion pressures and things like that," he admits.

Dr. Diesel would be proud: Audi hopes its V12 TDI race engine will advance the state of the art for production engines, and continue the company's domination of endurance racing