Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: Diesel could be the tipping point for US economy ↧ ↧ Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: Diesel could be the tipping point for U... The cost for freight fuel has risen about twice as fast as gasoline used ​by cars. The shock means ​higher shipping prices and inflation. Consumers ⁠have paid $112 bln more at the ​pump since the start of the ​Iran war. With refineries running at 97% capacity, the pain will get worse.