Petron E10 Premium Proven on Top Car Makes

Petron E10 Premium, the new ethanol blend of oil industry leader Petron Corporation, was recently proven in a media test drive using the country’s top car brands — Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toyota. The Petron E10 Premium Run set a milestone as it brought together the top four automobile manufacturers and various media personalities, as the high-performance, eco-friendly Petron E10 Premium in a host of different cars and diverse driving conditions.

The Petron E10 Premium Run consisted of four legs — a CannonBall Run through Metro Manila, a Sampaguita Run on NLEX, a Speed Trap at SCTEX, and a Navigator’s Run in Subic. Each leg of the Petron E10 run was judged on a point system, with a triumphant Nissan Sentra driven by Lester Dizon (Motorcycle Magazine) and Dino Directo (Manila Standard Today) finishing as overall champion. Garnering silver honors was a Toyota Altis captained by the team of John Nieves and Val Villamar of Gadgets Magazine. Taking the bronze medal was a Honda City piloted by the team of JR Langit (Kasangga Mo Ang Langit, IBC 13) and Cristy Dailo (DWIZ-Aliw Broadcasting Corporation Auto Radyo). Coming in at fourth place was a Mitsubishi Lancer driven by Ferman Lao (Kotse.com) and Charles Custodio (Top Gear Magazine), while in fifth place was the Nissan Livina of Angelo Almonte and Ricky Velasco (DZMM Radyo Patrol). Read more

Petron Procures Ethanol from Leyte Agri Corp

Petron Corp., the country’s largest oil refiner, has started the procurement of locally-produced ethanol from Leyte Agri Corp. (LAC).

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the publicly-listed Petron said the purchase is consistent with its commitment to promote the use of indigenous alternative fuels.

Petron said they would use the fuel grade ethanol from LAC to blend with its E10 Premium gasoline. Read more

Honda Partners with Fleet Accounts in Promoting Fuel Economy

Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. recently completed the Fleet Edition of Honda Challenge Cup, a fuel efficiency driving competition that serves as an instrument in promoting fuel economy awareness in the face of fuel crisis.

Honda, in cooperation with Petron and the Department of Energy, conduct a series of fuel economy competition among different types of audiences to demonstrate how a simple fuel efficient driving style can make a big difference. In the most recent edition, representatives from different corporations maintaining a fleet of motor vehicles participated and learned the rudiments of fuel efficient driving. Read more

Petron Xtend Offers Safe, Reliable Auto LPG

More motorists are converting their vehicles to run on Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG), drawn by the cost-saving benefits of using the cheaper and cleaner-burning alternative fuel.

Many have also been encouraged to switch because major oil companies, led by Petron, have increased the number of stations and outlets where Auto LPG is dispensed safely to LPG-powered vehicles. Read more

Oil Companies Roll Back Gasoline Prices by 1 Peso

Finally, some relief for motorists.

As more people left their cars at home and took mass transportation, oil companies announced last night a rollback of P1 per liter in gasoline prices effective today.

The announcement of Petron Corp., Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., Chevron Philippines (formerly Caltex), Total Philippines, Unioil Philippines and Flying V is expected to provide a respite to car owners, many of whom have opted to leave their cars at home and take public transport instead because of the high fuel cost. Read more

Honda’s Fuel Economy Drive Advocates Proper Driving Habits for a Greener Future

Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. recently completed the Media Edition of Honda Challenge Cup, a fuel efficiency driving competition that serves as an instrument in promoting fuel economy awareness in the face of fuel crisis.

Honda, in cooperation with Petron, embarked on this drive to demonstrate how a simple fuel efficient driving style can make a big difference. The competition posed grueling challenges in both city and highway driving conditions using normal, day-to-day driving style with running airconditioning system. Natural driving environment was chosen for the competition. For city driving, participants were tasked to traverse traffic congested roads of Ayala Avenue, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue and EDSA on a Friday morning at around 11 AM. As if the challenge was not enough, nature also had its way in making the activity trickier by pouring heavy rains by noontime. For highway driving, participants tackled the North Luzon Expressway on the way to Dau, Pampanga. The team with the best kilometer per liter record generated by adding the fuel consumption within the 39.3 km stretch of city driving and within the 65.5 km distance under highway driving condition wins.

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