A little fuel saved goes a long way
By driving carefully, eight participants helped to raise $20,000 for needy kids
By Andy Hum
SOME NEEDY CHILDREN in Singapore had something to be pleased about today, as Shell had donated $20,000 to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund.
As part of Shell’s One-Litre Charity Challenge, eight participants, which included senior executives from Shell, 7-Eleven and Singapore Press Holdings, as well as Shell’s FuelSave Ambassador, Eunice Olsen, paired up to drive four Honda Civic 1.8s as far as possible on a single litre of the new Shell FuelSave petrol.
Shell donated $100 for every kilometre driven. Essentially, that meant that with a bit of economical driving discipline, each driver’s extra kilometre driven (compared to their typical daily consumption) could provide a months’ worth of meals for a child.
After the drivers completed a route which took them from Dempsey to Jurong and back, a total of 157.572 kilometres was clocked, raising $15,757.20. But Shell then donated an additional $4242.80, bringing the total to $20,000. The team which clocked the best mileage was from the 91.3FM radio station, comprising Gerald Koh and Julian Wan, with a total of 41.104km on two litres of fuel.
Mr Henry Chu, general manager for retail sales & operations, Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd, said, “The New Shell FuelSave has been formulated to help motorists save more than ever before, especially during these difficult times. We are pleased that through today’s One-Litre Charity Challenge, we can support needy students through The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. We believe that children who are helped by the fund will be able to better concentrate on realising their academic and individual potential.”
Shell’s new FuelSave petrol replaces the current range of 95- and 98-octane petrols, and is available in both grades at no extra cost. Shell says that the results from a range of stringent tests have shown that by using the new FuelSave petrol, drivers can save up to one-litre of extra fuel with every full tank (based on a 50-litre tank and comparing between standard fuel with and without the fuel economy formula).
Depending on each drivers’ driving style and habits, that could easily mean saving up to 52-litres a year, if you fill up a full tank each week.