Celebrity DJs Get Coached On Being Fuel-Efficient Drivers
Jan 20, 2014
The Shell FuelSave Celebrity Driving Challenge witnessed Glenn Ong and Jean Danker battle it out in order to achieve the highest fuel efficiency, with tips from local young engineering students and a winning couple from the Shell FuelSave Challenge in 2013.
Celebrity DJs Glenn Ong and Jean Danker were pitted against each other in a head-to-head competition this Saturday, 18 January, to obtain the highest fuel efficiency score. They were participating in Singapore’s first-ever Shell FuelSave Celebrity Driving Challenge.
This Driving Challenge is part of an educational journey on fuel-saving, which demonstrates how motorists can reduce costs by using the right fuel and making simple changes to driving habits. In journeying with Shell, Glenn and Jean learned to apply fuel efficiency to present day driving environments and future mobility scenarios. This learning should help them win in the final challenge at the Shell Eco-marathon Asia (“SEM”) which takes place in the Philippines this year.
Guiding Glenn and Jean as they manoeuvred the roads of Singapore and undertook pit-stop challenges were Ferdinand Lai and Annette Phay, one of the winning couples of the Shell FuelSave Challenge held in August 2013. Together, they averaged a high fuel efficiency score of 20.5 km/l in the challenge. SEM student teams from NTU and ITE College West were also present to share valuable tips with the couple as they geared up for the final leg before Manila.
Jean Danker emerged as the winner with a fuel efficiency score of 17.2 km/l and will be representing Singapore for the celebrity drive at SEM in Manila on 7 February 2014. She will join three other famous faces from Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. The celebrities will then compete in a challenge that will see them put Shell FuelSave fuels and their new-found fuel efficiency skills to the test to see who can go the furthest in an ultra-energy efficient vehicle designed by students.
Mr Louis Tan, General Manager, Retail Sales and Operations, Shell Singapore, says: “We’re delighted to have Jean representing Singapore. Shell is committed to finding innovative solutions to meet the energy challenge and supporting the next generation of car designers and engineers through initiatives such as Shell Eco-marathon. By applying the Shell FuelSave tips in combination with using Shell FuelSave fuels, drivers today can also play their part in becoming more fuel efficient and consume less energy.”
Speaking about her victory, Jean Danker said: “This two-hour driving challenge was a really great experience. I completed it without using air-conditioning the whole way, and I definitely learned a lot of tips. What I took away from today’s challenge for my regular driving was that there are so many ways to be fuel-efficient. I’m really excited to be taking this challenge to the next level in Manila, and I hope I can show Singaporean drivers it’s easy to become more fuel efficient by choosing the right fuel and making a few small changes to the way they drive.”
Shell Eco-marathon is an annual competition challenging student teams from around the world to compete in ultra-energy efficient vehicles they have designed and built. From 6-9 February 2014, 150 teams from 16 countries including four teams from Singapore will participate in the Asian leg, which is set to take place on the streets of Manila, the Philippines, for the first time. Driving their futuristic vehicles, teams will be competing to travel the furthest using the least amount of energy. In her driving challenge, Jean will demonstrate how using the right fuel and driving more efficiently can help to manage motoring costs and improve the fuel economy of road cars today.
To find out more about Shell Eco-marathon and discover simple tips to help manage motoring costs, please visit www.shell.com/global/environment-society/ecomarathon/events/asia.html.
More Information:
FOR ENQUIRIES:
EDELMAN
Rachel Ho
Tel: 6494 1570
E-mail: rachel.ho@edelman.com
About Shell
Shell aims to be the best fuels retailer in the world. Today, Shell has approximately 44,000 retail stations in more than 80 countries. Over 100 years of experience developing fuel technology and services make it one of the leading providers of innovative fuels. Shell FuelSave 98 and 95 are the latest addition to this rich heritage which began in the 1920s with the launch of Dynamin, a fuel that offered some of the most advanced engine efficiency of its time.
About Shell FuelSave fuels
Shell FuelSave fuels are available at Shell petrol stations and are designed to save you fuel at no extra cost. For over 100 years, Shell scientists have been using their passion and expertise to create some of the most advanced fuels in the world. Shell FuelSave fuels are Shell’s most advanced fuel economy Regular fuels and contain an instantaneous fuel economy formula that is designed to improve fuel engine efficiency from the very first tank.
Cautionary Note
The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly owns investments are separate entities. In this press release “Shell”, “Shell group” and “Royal Dutch Shell” are sometimes used for convenience where references are made to Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the words “we”, “us” and “our” are also used to refer to subsidiaries in general or to those who work for them. These expressions are also used where no useful purpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies. ‘‘Subsidiaries’’, “Shell subsidiaries” and “Shell companies” as used in this press release refer to companies over which Royal Dutch Shell plc either directly or indirectly has control. Companies over which Shell has joint control are generally referred to “joint ventures” and companies over which Shell has significant influence but neither control nor joint control are referred to as “associates”. In this press release, joint ventures and associates may also be referred to as “equity-accounted investments”. The term “Shell interest” is used for convenience to indicate the direct and/or indirect (for example, through our 23% shareholding in Woodside Petroleum Ltd.) ownership interest held by Shell in a venture, partnership or company, after exclusion of all third-party interest.
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the financial condition, results of operations and businesses of Royal Dutch Shell. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements of future expectations that are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements.
Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements concerning the potential exposure of Royal Dutch Shell to market risks and statements expressing management’s expectations, beliefs, estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as ‘‘anticipate’’, ‘‘believe’’, ‘‘could’’, ‘‘estimate’’, ‘‘expect’’, ‘‘goals’’, ‘‘intend’’, ‘‘may’’, ‘‘objectives’’, ‘‘outlook’’, ‘‘plan’’, ‘‘probably’’, ‘‘project’’, ‘‘risks’’, “schedule”, ‘‘seek’’, ‘‘should’’, ‘‘target’’, ‘‘will’’ and similar terms and phrases. There are a number of factors that could affect the future operations of Royal Dutch Shell and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements included in this press release, including (without limitation): (a) price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changes in demand for Shell’s products; (c) currency fluctuations; (d) drilling and production results; (e) reserves estimates; (f) loss of market share and industry competition; (g) environmental and physical risks; (h) risks associated with the identification of suitable potential acquisition properties and targets, and successful negotiation and completion of such transactions; (i) the risk of doing business in developing countries and countries subject to international sanctions; (j) legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments including regulatory measures addressing climate change; (k) economic and financial market conditions in various countries and regions; (l) political risks, including the risks of expropriation and renegotiation of the terms of contracts with governmental entities, delays or advancements in the approval of projects and delays in the reimbursement for shared costs; and (m) changes in trading conditions. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Additional risk factors that may affect future results are contained in Royal Dutch Shell’s 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2012 (available at www.shell.com/investor and www.sec.gov ). These risk factors also expressly qualify all forward looking statements contained in this press release and should be considered by the reader. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this press release 20 January 2014. Neither Royal Dutch Shell plc nor any of its subsidiaries undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other information. In light of these risks, results could differ materially from those stated, implied or inferred from the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
We may have used certain terms, such as resources, in this press release that United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strictly prohibits us from including in our filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No 1-32575, available on the SEC website www.sec.gov. You can also obtain these forms from the SEC by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.