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Fuels & Lubes International Quarter Two 2016
Throughout the automobile's history,
powertrain development has centred
on one main aspect: performance.
More recently, other concerns have
come to the forefront, namely rising
greenhouse gas emissions and
ozone concentrations. In his keynote
address at F+L Week 2016, which
was held in Singapore in March,
Masanori Sugiyama, executive gen-
eral manager of Toyota Motor Corp.,
illustrated these concerns, speak-
ing to the theme of the low-carbon
economy and how automobile
manufacturers are not the only ones
having to adjust.
The internal combustion engine
was not the first popular powertrain.
In the very early days of powertrain
development, the steam engine, and
slightly later the electric vehicle as
well, dominated. Ford began man-
ufacturing the Model T in 1909, and
soon after, the internal combustion
engine had become mainstream.
Around the same time, oil produc-
The view to 2035: diversity and collaboration
展望2035年：多元化与合作
BY ALISON GAINES
在汽车的历史上，动力系统的发展一直围
绕一个主要方面：性能。近期，其他一些问题
也受到了更多的关注，即温室气体排放和臭
氧浓度。丰田汽车的执行总经理Masanori
Sugiyama在三月于新加坡召开的2016年F+L
周的主旨演讲中在谈及低碳经济和汽车制造商
并不是唯一需要对此进行调整的参与者时，讨
论了这些问题。
最早的动力系统并不是内燃机。在动力系统
的早期，蒸汽机，然后是电动汽车占了主导地
位。福特于1909年开始生产T型车，不久，内燃
机才成为主流动力。大约在同期，石油生产开
