Shell opens motorcycle only gas station in Indonesia

In a country like Indonesia who has more that 52 million motorcycles (mostly small displacement) it’s natural to cater this demanding consumer market, and Shell in cooperation with the Indonesian government opened in December the first gas station called ‘Shell Motor Express’ dedicated only to motorcycles.
“Shell Motor Express is the first innovation of its kind in the gas station business in Indonesia and for Shell globally.

It is also an example of government and private partnership in creating a precise solution to answer the local challenges.

By exclusively serving motorcyclists, we wish to support the Government’s policy for the well-targeted use of subsidized fuel,” said President Director and Country Chairman Shell Indonesia Darwin Silalahi in his speech at the inauguration of Shell Motor Express.
>Shell says that the new gas station will not only make it easier and safer for motorcyclists to get fuel but will also help business and investment growth in the country.

“This devoted gas station for motor cycles will also be able to grow more small and medium enterprises because the investment required is much smaller than the standard retail outlets,” said the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Jero Wacik.

“In the end, this kind of effort will be able to support the Government-development oriented programs on 4 pillars namely: pro-growth, pro-job, pro-poor and pro-environment.
”With motorcycle sales in Italy down over 17%, (a Sicilian motorcycle dealer committed suicide on New Year’s day due to waning sales), gas prices having reached over 1.
74 euros a liter, (1,8 euros in certain areas of the country) after the new tax hikes, insurance policy rates having gone up after the previous Berlusconi government allowed regional governments to impose an extra tax on every policy old and new, VAT having gone up to 21% and to reach 23% next September, we doubt we’ll be seeing motorcycle-only gas stations in this country anytime soon.