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Tesla’s Electric Semi Could Win From High Diesel Prices

Electric, autonomously driven big rigs are one solution to the shipping industry’s current diesel problem. A gallon of diesel fuel is around $6, nearly double the year-ago level. Crude oil prices aren’t up that much, but the fighting has taken so-called heavier crude off the market, which yields more diesel fuel per barrel, all else being equal.

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Commodities· September 11, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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Electric, autonomously driven big rigs are one solution to the shipping industry’s current diesel problem. A gallon of diesel fuel is around $6, nearly double the year-ago level. Crude oil prices aren’t up that much, but the fighting has taken so-called heavier crude off the market, which yields more diesel fuel per barrel, all else being equal.

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