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Originally Posted by NIP  shell diesel costs Rs.51 in bangalore now !! thats Rs.15 more than normal diesel anywhere ...goodbye shell. |
I got that shock yesterday when I drove an extra distance to buy Shell diesel for my Fabia.
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Originally Posted by diffsoft You can also buy a diesel from a PSU outlet - I have a Verna diesel that I used to fill from Shell earlier at about Rs 36 when Diesel at PSU was at 33. The incremental mileage was more than the incremental amount of 9%. But now that it's gone up to Rs 51 vs Rs 36 at a PSU, the incremental mileage should be 50% for a breakeven - so my car should give me about 19 - 20 vs 13 at a PSU!!
In any case we are all getting subsidised fuel from PSU stations and the tax payers are paying for it - so you can say your money is coming back to you in a different form  |
My question is how is Shell going to stay in business in India? How come they didn't anticipate this problem when they entered the Indian retail fuel market: I'm sure it's no secret that the Indian PSUs are heavily subsidised. It's only because of their hitherto monopolistic hold on the market that one (or a couple) of them made it to the Fortune 500 list.