Shell Coolants
Shell Cooling Solutions for a Wide Range of Applications
Making the right coolant choice
High-quality coolants help protect engines from overheating while preventing corrosion, scale and deposit build-up that can damage cooling systems and reduce heat transfer efficiency.
By maintaining effective cooling and protecting critical components, they help minimise costly breakdowns, reduce maintenance and keep vehicles operating reliably.
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Title: Shell EV-Plus Coolant
Duration: 2:25 minutes
Description: Animation explaining the benefits and challenges of electric vehicles and introducing Shell EV-Plus Coolant Super Low Conductivity (SLC), highlighting its thermal management, low conductivity and corrosion protection capabilities.
Shell EV-Plus Coolant video transcript
[Background music plays]
Bright, inspirational music playing, melodies inspired by the Shell jingle.
[Text displays]
Shell Coolant
[Male voice-over]
Shell Coolant
[Animated sequence]
A Shell EV-Plus Coolant SLC bottle appears. Stylised snowflakes drift down. A white shield graphic appears behind the text.
[Text displays]
Keep it cool. Keep it protected.
[Male voice-over]
Keep it cool. Keep it protected.
[Visuals]
Screen slides left to show animated video.
[Animated sequence]
Animated cars and commercial vehicles travel down a street alongside houses and wind turbines. Icons above the vehicles indicate that the vehicles have electric or combustion engines. Some combustion engine vehicles are replaced by electric vehicles.
[Text Display]
*The consumer EV population reached 56 million vehicles in 2022 in key markets (US, China, Japan, France, Germany, UK) according to Kline’s “Electric Vehicles Fluids: Consumer Volume, Base Year 2022”. Estimated commercial EV population has exceeded 2 million vehicles in 2022 in key markets (US, China, Japan, Europe) according to Kline’s “Electric Vehicles Fluids: Commercial Volume, Base Year 2022”.
[Male voice-over]
In recent years, the automotive industry has been undergoing a significant transformation.
The energy transition is progressing, with new-technology passenger car and commercial vehicle production growing in many countries around the world.
This shift is particularly evident in the rise* of electric vehicles, or EVs, as both passenger cars and commercial vehicles.
[Animated sequence]
The animation transitions to zoom in on an electric car. Its battery and powertrain are highlighted, with a gauge below the vehicle indicating a full battery. A cloud graphic displaying the text CO2 appears briefly and dissipates, indicating zero emissions from the car. Two circles showing audio waves appear, indicating the electric car has quieter operation.
[Male voice-over]
Unlike traditional internal combustion engine vehicles, EVs rely on electric motors and batteries.
This means they produce zero tailpipe emissions which can help offer a quieter, smoother driving experience.
[Text displays]
However, the transition to electric vehicles also brings new challenges.
[Male voice-over]
However, the transition to electric vehicles also brings new challenges.
[Animated sequence]
An illustrated electric car plugged into a charging station is shown. Its battery and thermal-management system are highlighted. A thermometer icon and a stylised thermal image of the battery illustrate that the battery is moderately warm. A time icon and a tick icon appear.
[Male voice-over]
A critical requirement is effective thermal management to ensure EV components have a long life and effective performance.
[Text displays]
A modern EV coolant needs to meet higher safety standards than regular engine coolants.
[Male voice-over]
A modern EV coolant needs to meet higher safety standards than regular engine coolants.
[Animated sequence]
The animation transitions to show three battery illustrations separated by pipes of coolant. One of the pipes is shown leaking coolant into the battery, and a blue warning icon appears. The text H2 and O2 is displayed in the battery with the influx of leaked coolant. A red warning icon and red explosion icon appear.
[Male voice-over]
If coolant leaked, it could react with the vehicle’s high-voltage battery to produce hydrogen and oxygen.
With flammable gas near a battery, there is a risk of a serious event such as fire or even an explosion.
[Animated sequence]
The scene changes to show illustrated scientists working in a laboratory, with chemicals and equipment on the lab bench.
[Graphics]
The molecular structures for ethylene glycol and water and their names in text are displayed above the laboratory equipment.
[Animated sequence]
The animation transitions to show the Shell EV Coolant Super Low Conductivity (SLC) pack shot. Stylised snowflakes drift down.
[Text displayed]
Shell EV Coolant Super Low Conductivity (SLC)
[Male voice-over]
To help keep electric vehicle users safe, there is a new product in our portfolio called Shell EV-Plus Coolant Super Low Conductivity (SLC).
[Animated sequence]
An ASTM D1384 corrosion test is illustrated using different metals suspended in a beaker of fluid, including copper, solder, brass, steel, cast iron and cast aluminium. Tick marks appear over each metal. A clipboard icon with a tick in the corner appears next to the beaker, along with an electrical hazard icon which decreases in size.
[Male voice-over]
The low-conductivity performance of this product exceeds industry standards, which helps reduce electrical hazards.
[Animated sequence]
An animated thermometer icon is shown with a sun graphic at the top and a snowflake graphic at the bottom. Two horizontal bars indicate a temperature range, with a warning symbol shown above and below this range. The temperature is shown fluctuating within the optimal temperature range.
[Male voice-over]
The advanced formulation assists EVs in maintaining an optimal operating temperature.
[Animated sequence]
The scene changes to show an animated electric car driving along a bar with graduations, with a battery icon displayed above, indicating the driving range achieved with the battery charge.
[Male voice-over]
This can help extend driving range, prolong battery life and optimise performance.
[Animated sequence]
The animation transitions to show the electric car driving along the street scene. A shield outline containing a stylised powertrain is displayed and a tick appears within it. The shield disappears and icons representing water repulsion and appropriate operating temperatures appear.
[Text displayed]
Based on the performance demonstrated in lab tests according to GB 29743.2-2025. Results may vary in real-world conditions.
[Male voice-over]
Shell EV-Plus Coolant SLC provides powertrain components with robust corrosion protection.
They help prevent metal corrosion and resists deterioration of elastomers, such as seals.
[Animated sequence]
The animation transitions to show a world map. The Shell EV-Plus Coolant product appears in locations in North America, Europe and Asia.
[Male voice-over]
As part of our comprehensive coolant portfolio, Shell EV-Plus Coolant SLC is supported by our global technology team.
[Animated sequence]
The scene changes to show an illustrated battery storage facility powered by solar panels and wind turbines. The battery storage drops away, and in its place buildings with solar panels on the roof and EV charging stations at the front slide into view. Commercial and passenger vehicles are shown plugged into the EV charging stations.
[Male voice-over]
At Shell, we help customers turn challenges into opportunities with high-performance, cost-effective and circular solutions for next-gen EVs.
[Animated sequence]
The animation transitions to show an electric car connected to a charging station. Trees and buildings are shown in the background, with the sun in the sky and snowflakes falling across the scene. The Shell EV-Plus Coolant bottle is displayed alongside the vehicle. A text box is displayed.
[Text displayed]
Optimise your EV’s performance with Shell EV-Plus Coolant SLC and experience the future of transportation innovation today.
[Male voice-over]
Optimise your EV’s performance with Shell EV-Plus Coolant SLC and experience the future of transportation innovation today.
[Graphics]
Shell logo on a white background.
[Background music plays]
Shell jingle plays.
[Music ends]
Watch the video to find out how Shell Coolants protect, prevent and prolong. >>
Five ways high-quality coolants protect your engine
Shell Coolants can help to
Prevent overheating
Maintain optimum operating temperatures to help reduce the risk of breakdowns and costly repairs.
Protect seals
Compatible with elastomer seals to help prevent coolant leaks.
Protect water pumps
Reduce cavitation, corrosion and pitting to extend water pump life.
Maintain engine efficiency
Protect cylinder liners from cavitation and corrosion to support reliable engine performance.
Protect heat exchangers
Help prevent freezing, corrosion, scale and sediment build-up for efficient heat transfer.
Why choose Shell coolants
Shell coolants are formulated to exceed the engine performance requirements, from city cars to mining machines, data centres and wind turbines.
They can reduce the cost of vehicle/equipment ownership by helping
- prevent overheating through outstanding heat transfer
- reduce costly maintenance through long service life
- protect against freezing.
Coolants for internal combustion engines and wind turbines
From passenger cars and heavy-duty trucks to construction, mining and agricultural equipment, internal combustion engines rely on advanced coolants to maintain optimum operating temperatures and protect against overheating, freezing and corrosion. Shell's coolant portfolio, including Shell Rotella ELC, Shell Coolant and ShellZone, uses advanced organic acid technology (OAT) formulations to deliver long-life corrosion protection, water pump durability and extended service intervals across a wide range of engine applications.
These same long-life coolant technologies are also trusted in wind power applications. Shell Rotella ELC and Shell Coolant products help dissipate heat from wind turbine generators, gearboxes and power electronics while providing robust thermal stability, freeze protection and corrosion resistance. By helping maintain efficient cooling and protecting critical components, they support reliable turbine operation, reduce maintenance and extend equipment life in demanding onshore and offshore environments.
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Title: Shell Coolant mythbusting
Duration: 2:44 minutes
Description: An animated video explaining how Shell coolants help protect engines and the importance of using the correct coolant, debunking three common myths.
Shell coolant mythbusting transcript
[Background music plays]
Bright, inspirational music playing, melodies inspired by the Shell jingle.
[Text displays]
Shell Coolant
[Male voice-over]
Shell Coolant
[Animated sequence]
A Shell Coolant Longlife Plus Ready to Use bottle appears. Stylised snowflakes drift down. A white shield graphic appears behind the text.
[Text displays]
Keep it cool. Keep it protected.
[Male voice-over]
Keep it cool. Keep it protected.
[Visuals]
Screen slides left to show animated video.
[Animated sequence]
An illustrated street scene is shown. A passenger car in Shell red drives along a city road. Other vehicles, including a white van and truck, pass by.
The camera pans to the front of the car as steam bellows from under the bonnet, illustrating an overheating engine.
[Male voice-over]
Keeping your engine in good health is essential, but without the right coolant, it may break down sooner than you think.
[Visuals]
The scene transitions back to the Shell Coolant Longlife Plus pack shot.
[Animated sequence]
Sun and snowflake graphics appear on either side of the product. The Shell Coolant bottle drops off-screen to reveal a rotating stylised image of an engine.
[Text displays]
Protect
[Animated sequence]
A high temperature icon appears on the left and a low temperature icon appears on the right. They both merge in the centre, into a thermometer icon showing a moderate temperature. Arrows circle around the thermometer icon.
[Male voice-over]
Shell Coolants are formulated to help protect modern equipment from freezing and overheating, and keep your system running at an optimum temperature range – all year round.
[Animated sequence]
The steaming red car reappears with a temperature gauge beside it. The gauge rises into the red zone as the engine overheats.
The animation transitions to an illustrated cooling system, showing coolant circulating through the radiator and engine. Warning symbols appear at various points in the system.
[Text displays]
*Based on tests performed against ASTM D5930 and ASTM D276.
[Male voice-over]
Coolants help to protect your equipment by transferring heat away from components, regulating temperature and maximising performance.
[Visuals]
The engine image reappears.
[Text displays]
Prevent
[Animated sequence]
The animation zooms into a close-up of the turbocharger. Two close-up images are shown to illustrate the condition of components.
[Text displays]
*Gel formation claim is for non-silicated formulations.
[Graphics]
Gel formations in engine turbochargers using two coolant technologies are shown side by side. The organic additive technology example is marked with a tick, while the inorganic example is marked with a warning symbol.
[Text displays]
Organic additive technology coolant
Inorganic additive technology coolant
[Animated sequence]
The cooling system reappears with a dollar symbol overlaid. The temperature gauge icon beside it shows an appropriately heated engine.
[Male voice-over]
Shell Coolants help prevent cooling system failure caused by scale deposits, sediment, corrosion and gel formation, thanks to its coolant technology – helping to reduce costly equipment failure.
[Animated sequence]
The scene changes and a chemical structure is displayed, followed by the engine reappearing on screen. Time and maintenance icons appear alongside the engine.
[Text displays]
Prolong
[Animated sequence]
The animation transitions to show a graph comparing organic additive technology with conventional technology.
[Graphics]
The graph shows the decline of relative inhibitor concentration in percent over the test duration in thousands of miles. The conventional technology shows a decline from 100% to 0% over test durations of between around 70,000 miles and 300,000 miles. The organic additive technology remains at between around 85% to 95% concentration at the end of the testing at 600,000 miles.
[Text displays]
*Based on tests performed against ASTM D6190, ASTM D5827 and HPCL.
[Male voice-over]
Our coolants are formulated with special additives to help prolong a longer service life than conventional, fully-formulated, inorganic additive technology coolant.
[Visuals]
The scene changes to a blue background with a droplet pattern. Boxes appear to display the text.
[Text displays]
Myth 1
Using water will do the same job, right?
[Male voice-over]
Myth 1
Using water will do the same job, right?
[Graphics]
A red cross appears near the text boxes.
[Text displays]
No.
[Male voice-over]
No.
[Animated sequence]
The animation transitions to show several coupons in a laboratory coupon test illustration.
A new metal coupon is shown first. Additional Shell coolant coupon and water coupons appear alongside it. The Shell coolant coupon remains clean and is marked with a blue tick. The coupon exposed to water becomes visibly corroded and is marked with a red warning symbol.
[Text displays]
Laboratory coupon test
*Based on tests performed against ASTM D1384.
[Male voice-over]
Using water only can cause cooling system failure caused by scale deposits, sediment and corrosion due to a lack of corrosion inhibitors.
[Animated sequence]
The scene changes as the engine reappears. The engine becomes blue as snowflake graphics move towards it. A crossed-out red snowflake icon indicates no freeze protection.
[Male voice-over]
In addition, there is no freeze protection, which can result in cooling system damage in cold climates.
[Visuals]
The scene transitions back to the Shell Coolant Longlife Plus pack shot.
[Animated sequence]
The animation transitions to show several cooling system components in a liner pitting protection test illustration.
Components showing corrosion are marked with red warning symbols, while the component without corrosion is marked with a blue tick.
The scene changes as the engine reappears next to a temperature gauge icon showing an appropriately heated engine.
[Text displays]
Liner pitting protection
*Based on field trials performed with a Shell ELC NF coolant versus a competitor IAT coolant.
[Male voice-over]
A high-quality coolant is essential to keep your cooling system and engine protected from corrosion, scaling and sediment buildup, and to help an engine stay at its optimum temperature.
[Visuals]
A blue background is shown.
[Text displays]
Myth busted
[Visuals]
The scene changes to a blue background with a coolant bottle pattern. Boxes appear to display the text.
[Text displays]
Myth 2
Aren’t all coolants the same?
[Male voice-over]
Myth 2
Aren’t all coolants the same?
[Graphics]
A red cross appears near the text boxes.
[Text displays]
No.
[Male voice-over]
No.
[Animated sequence]
The scene changes and an outline of a coolant container appears beside an engine and car icon. A tick appears on the container. The Shell Coolant Longlife Plus pack shot then replaces the outline.
[Male voice-over]
You must use the right coolant based on its properties and the specific requirements of your engine’s cooling system.
[Animated sequence]
A series of vehicle and equipment icons appear, including passenger vehicles, motorcycles, wind turbines, agricultural equipment, trucks and construction equipment.
Ticks appear beneath each application, illustrating the application breadth of Shell coolants.
[Male voice-over]
Shell Coolants offers a range of products to suit different engine types and operations.
[Visuals]
A blue background is shown.
[Text displays]
Myth busted
[Visuals]
The scene changes to a blue background with a sun and snowflake graphic pattern. Boxes appear to display the text.
[Text displays]
Myth 3
Coolants are only needed for extremely hot or cold climates.
[Male voice-over]
Myth 3
Coolants are only needed for extremely hot or cold climates.
[Graphics]
A red cross appears near the text boxes.
[Text displays]
No.
[Male voice-over]
No.
[Animated sequence]
The animation transitions to show a red car driving along a road.
Thermometer icons appear around the vehicle, representing different low, moderate and high operating temperatures.
[Male voice-over]
Coolants are required to regulate your engine temperature, regardless of the temperature outside.
[Animated sequence]
The scene changes to show the engine illustration. The engine is shown against a red background as a thermometer icon appears alongside the engine, showing temperatures rising to 2,000°C.
The animation zooms back out to the red car. A thermometer icon showing a moderate temperature appears. Arrows circle around the icon. The icon in the centre switches to show different engine types.
[Text displays]
*Source: Novel internal combustion engine technologies for performance improvement and emission reduction, Sarthak Paveja and Rajan Kumar, Springer.
2,000°C
[Male voice-over]
After all, fuel combustion inside an engine can create temperatures above 2,000°C/3,600°F, so a high-quality coolant is essential all year round for all engine types.
[Visuals]
A blue background is shown.
[Text displays]
Myth busted
[Animated sequence]
A scene showing different vehicles appears, including an excavator, tractor, lorry and car.
[Visuals]
A box appears in the foreground displaying text.
[Text displays]
Our diverse portfolio can help protect your equipment, prevent damage and prolong its life.
[Male voice-over]
Our diverse portfolio can help protect your equipment, prevent damage and prolong its life.
[Animated sequence]
The animation transitions to a Shell Coolant Longlife Plus pack shot. Stylised snowflakes drift down. A white shield graphic appears behind the text.
[Text displays]
Shell Coolant
[Male voice-over]
Shell Coolant
[Text displays]
Keep it cool. Keep it protected.
[Male voice-over]
Keep it cool. Keep it protected.
[Music ends]
[Graphics]
Shell logo on a white background
[Background music plays]
Shell jingle plays.
Coolant matters more than you think. Watch the video to see why ICE vehicles need coolants and to bust common myths. >>
Frequently asked questions
Want to know more? Here are some answers to questions we’re often asked.
Why coolants are needed for my vehicle/equipment?
Why coolants are needed for my vehicle/equipment?
Coolants help protect modern equipment from freezing, overheating and corrosion, maintaining optimum operating temperatures in all climates.
By efficiently transferring heat away from critical components, they help maximise performance and reliability while preventing cooling system problems such as scale deposits, corrosion and gel formation that can lead to costly failures.
Formulated with advanced additive technologies, Shell OAT coolants deliver long service life and longer-lasting protection than conventional inorganic additive technology (IAT) coolants.
Does using water do the same job as coolant?
Does using water do the same job as coolant?
No. Using water alone can lead to scale, corrosion and deposit build-up, increasing the risk of cooling system failure and reducing heat transfer efficiency. It also provides no freeze protection, leaving equipment vulnerable to damage in cold climates. A high-quality coolant helps protect the cooling system and engine from corrosion, scaling and deposits while maintaining optimum operating temperatures year-round.
Aren't all coolants the same?
Aren't all coolants the same?
No. Selecting the right coolant requires matching its performance properties to the specific requirements of the engine and its cooling system.
Are coolants only needed for extremely hot or cold climates?
Are coolants only needed for extremely hot or cold climates?
No. Coolants help maintain optimum engine operating temperatures in all climates. With combustion temperatures exceeding 2,000°C, a high-quality coolant is essential to dissipate heat efficiently, prevent overheating and provide year-round protection for all engine types.
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