• February 24 - 25, 2026

    Baden-Baden, Germany

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13th International Engine Congress

The International Engine Congress of VDI Wissensforum and ATZlive in Baden-Baden has been an important meeting place for engine developers and fuel specialists for years. Decision makers and experts from all over the world meet here to discuss the future of the combustion engine.

The main focus of the congress is to discuss the technical potential of the combustion engine for emission-neutral mobility in the future, because electric mobility alone will not achieve the ambitious climate goals of this and the upcoming decades.  An important key here is fuel, because its decarbonization would help the entire engine-fuel system to move in the right direction for a climate-neutral propulsion.

The congress is therefore based on three equally important thematic pillars: consideration of the overall system of combustion engines for passenger cars and commercial vehicles as well as fuels.  The aim is to make targeted use of the synergies with regard to fuels, their properties and the new approaches to powertrain development based on them. With the close interaction between passenger car and commercial vehicle engine developers and fuel experts, we want to promote the exchange of experience, both nationally and internationally, within the framework of this multipart congress.

The Engine Congress in figures

Experts from the automotive, engine and fuel industries

national and international exhibitors on site

Lectures on car and commercial vehicle technology and sustainable fuels & energy

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Review of the last Engine Congress

From February 25 – 26, 2025, the community the powertrain and sustainable fuels met for the 12th time in Baden-Baden to discuss the future of the combustion engine in passenger cars and commercial vehicles and the contribution of sustainable fuels and energies to this. The more than 300 experts discussed perspectives for the combustion engine and spoke out in favour of the coexistence of drive concepts. After all, the transport sector can only be defossilised with a mix of technologies.

In addition to plenary speeches and two intensive discussions (a.o. on the topic of "The new market-focused role of the IC engine in climate protection!!") with international representatives from the automotive and fuel industry, science and national and European politics, the experts discussed solutions in the parallel lecture sessions on passenger cars, commercial vehicles and sustainable fuels & energy, among other things:

  • • Carbon-neutral IC engines from a global perspective
  • • CO2 recycling as a key topic for reFuels
  • • reFuels from an investor‘s perspective
  • • Further development potentials and sustainability for the IC engine
  • • Hydrogen and other sustainable energy sources

• Legal and technological differences in the markets

You can find a detailed follow-up report here.

Impressions of the Engine Congress

Experts provided insights into their views in the run-up to the congress:

„Methanol – the “Oil“ of Tomorrow?“ - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Atzler, Chair of Internal Combustion Engines and Drive Technology, TU Dresden

„A Small H2 Series Will Be Used to Gather Practical Experience on the Road Starting in 2025“ - Dr. Andreas Broda, Vice President / Head of Fuel Based Propulsion Systems, MAN Truck & Bus SE

„We Need a Fresh Start in Public Discourse“ - Prof. Dr. Peter Gutzmer, Scientific Director of the Congress

„We Need More Diversity and Holistic Life Cycle Analyses“ - Prof. Dr. André Casal Kulzer, Director of the Institute, Institute of Automotive Engineering Stuttgart (IFS), University of Stuttgart

„We Could Achieve Climate Targets Much Faster with a Multi-path Strategy“ - Dipl.-Ing. Martin Nitsche, Managing Director, FVV

„We Need a New, Feasible Step-by-step Plan“ - Matthias Zink, President of the European Association of Automotive Suppliers, CLEPA, and member of the Executive Board & CEO of the Powertrain & Chassis division, Schaeffler

SPOTLIGHT ON POWERTRAIN AND VEHICLE ENGINEERING

ATZlive events are a regular fixture in the calendar for vehicle and engine engineers. Here you can expect innovative specialist conferences on up-to-date subjects concerning vehicle and engine technology – from the viewpoints of research, development and use.
Our close links to the editorial departments of our specialist magazines means that we are well-informed of the latest topics and trends in the market – an ideal addition to what Springer Vieweg offers in the print and online field. For 120 years now, the media family around ATZ and MTZ has been supplying engineers with reliable expert knowledge which is up-to-date at all times.
The automotive community has been regularly meeting at ATZlive events for 20 years now. The conferences are the ideal platform for going into depth, taking part in discussions and making contacts away from “day-to-day business”. A trade exhibition of interesting suppliers and service providers rounds off each conference and provides the opportunity to find out about innovations on site.

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13th International Engine Congress 2026

Baden-Baden, Kongresshaus Baden-Baden

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Augustaplatz 10
76530 Baden-Baden
Deutschland

+49 7221/304-0 Website

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