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Petron E10 Premium fuels SRA racing team
Petron E10 Premium, the specially formulated
ethanol-gasoline blend introduced recently by oil industry leader
Petron Corp., is being proven at the race track as it powers the
Scuderia Ramirez de Arellano racing team in the Philippine Touring
Car Championship (PTCC), Petron revealed. Headed by racing legend
Pocholo Ramirez, Team Petron/SRA is zooming past the competition
fueled by the company’s ethanol-based, environmental-friendly
unleaded gasoline.
Responding to the call of the Department of
Energy for cleaner, alternative sources of energy, the PTCC has
mandated the use of E10 unleaded gasoline for the 2008 season,
Petron said. It added that in the high-speed, optimum performance
world of racing competition, the E10 Premium’s superior
performance is being put to the test and proving its superiority
with each race of Team Petron/SRA.
“Contrary to popular opinion, Petron E10
Premium does not sacrifice power or speed for eco-friendliness. In
fact, the performance of Petron’s E10 is the same as unleaded
gasoline,” said Team Petron/SRA’s Pocholo Ramirez.
According to Petron, the E10 Premium is not only
an earth-friendly choice but pocket-friendly too as it costs P2 less
that regular unleaded gasoline. E10 Premium is a mixture of
10-percent fuel-grade ethanol and 90-percent unleaded gasoline.
“Basically, racing on Petron E10 Premium shows
that if environmentally friendly gasoline can function in
high-performance vehicles such as race cars, it can work in
ordinary, everyday cars,” said Team Petron/SRA’s Louis Ramirez.
EZ maps releases new products
United Tourist Promotions (UTP) announced it has
released the second edition of the Luzon Road Atlas. Printed in
full-color and glossy pages, the atlas contains comprehensive road
conditions, user-friendly grid coordinates, accurate distance
scales, motoring tips and other useful information, UTP said.
It added it has also released handy pocket maps
on Bicol, Cagayan Valley Region, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur,
Caraga Region, Pampanga, and Zambales, and has also published a road
map of Guam.
UTP said it is a member of the International Map
Trade Association, the world’s leading group of cartographers.
“EZ Maps are ideal guides for foreign and
domestic tourists, motorists, or anyone who wants to master the
country’s road network like the back of his hand. To help you find
your way and make the most of your trip, we have a map for every
major destination,” UTP Publisher Ariel Jersey said.
He added that despite spiraling prices, EZ Maps
has maintained prices at P99 for a map and P499 for an atlas.
EZ Maps are available in National Bookstore,
Powerbooks and Fully Booked branches, and also at gas service
stations, airports, seaports, hotel shops and tourist-oriented
establishments nationwide. For more info, call 551-0196 and 551-0927
or log on to www.ezmaps.info.
Motolite powers electric jeepney
Philippine automotive battery maker Motolite
announced it is powering the newest innovation in local public
transportation—the electric jeepney. By improving on their
patented golf cart battery technology, Motolite said it was able to
produce a stronger, more reliable battery that can endure the
extreme demands of public transportation.
These no-fuel, low-maintenance electric jeepneys—definitely
an eco-friendly machine on wheels—is a welcome option for the
Filipino commuting public especially in light of global warming,
soaring fuel prices and other economical and environmental problems,
Motolite said.
The e-jeeps are now plying the Legazpi and
Salcedo Villages in Makati City. In the provinces, pilot areas
include Bacolod City and Palawan.
“Motolite’s support of the e-jeep program
serves to emphasize our pride in the Filipino way of life, and our
passion for any local endeavor which can contribute to the national
welfare and development. These e-jeeps are also powered by locally
manufactured Motolite batteries—another testimony to the
company’s fervent local pride,” said Arnold Sarmiento, the
company’s industrial batteries division manager.
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