The Fleet Test and Evaluation Team works in partnership with commercial and government fleets and industry groups to evaluate the use of alternative fuels and advanced technologies in medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
The team's research and development areas include:
- Fleet DNA: Vehicle Drive Cycle Analysis
- Hybrid Electric Drive Systems
- Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Drive Systems
- Alternative Fuels
- Truck Efficiency
Key aspects of this work involve meeting with industry stakeholders to understand market factors and customer requirements, assessing the performance of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles versus their conventional counterparts, and disseminating unbiased information about the performance and durability of these vehicles. Information gathered during these evaluations is fed back into research programs to help shape future work.
This work is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity and falls under NREL's Center for Transportation Technologies and Systems.
NREL's Fleet Test & Evaluation research supports the U.S. Department of Energy's Vehicle Technologies Office and Fuel Cell Technologies Office.
