Under the huge momentum of "carbon neutral (CN) by 2050" and powertrain electrification, it is essential, from a Well-to-Wheel perspective, to explore CN fuels for internal combustion engine-powered vehicles. It is also important to promote new synergy between powertrains and CASE, social systems such as MaaS.

Against this background, and with the aim of discussing a wide range of trends and the latest technologies intended to realize CN, “Powertrains, Fuels and Lubricants International Meeting” in Kyoto has been renamed “Powertrains, Energy and Lubricants International Meeting”.