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Dieselization

Dieselization meaning

The conversion of a petrol engine to run on diesel fuel | The replacement of petrol engines with diesel engines | The replacement of steam (or, more rarely, electric) locomotives with diesel locomotives.

Example sentences (2)

Similarly, in the 1990s, the EU began a phase of intense dieselization with the introduction of various technical and fiscal policies to induce developments and uptakes of diesel passenger cars, given that it was the preferred technology back then.

In most countries dieselization of locomotives in day-to-day use was completed by the 1970s.