Use this Drive Cycle Analysis Tool (DriveCAT) to find drive cycle data for modeling, simulating, and evaluating vehicle systems and components, or to understand the real-world benefits of drive cycles for specific vehicle applications.
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| Cycle | Time (minutes) | Distance (mi) | Max Speed (mph) | Avg Speed (mph) | Avg Driving Speed (mph) | PKE (ft/sec2) | KI (1/mi) | Stops (#) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NREL Neighborhood Refuse Truck Cycle | 30.55 | 5.69 | 60.00 | 11.17 | 21.52 | 1.36 | 1.08 | 60 |
| NREL Parcel Delivery Truck Cycle (Baltimore) | 64.23 | 20.46 | 61.70 | 19.11 | 23.37 | 1.53 | 1.33 | 41 |
| NREL Port Drayage Creep Queue Cycle (California) | 22.18 | 0.26 | 12.46 | 0.70 | 5.20 | 0.65 | 15.89 | 6 |
| NREL Port Drayage Near Dock Cycle (California) | 21.03 | 1.17 | 30.98 | 3.34 | 10.61 | 0.96 | 3.79 | 5 |
| NREL Port Drayage Local Cycle (California) | 23.95 | 7.12 | 57.90 | 17.85 | 28.53 | 0.92 | 0.69 | 9 |
| NREL Port Drayage Metro Highway Cycle (California) | 52.83 | 26.66 | 64.17 | 30.28 | 41.23 | 0.50 | 0.24 | 7 |
| NREL Port Drayage Composite Cycle (California) | 119.95 | 35.21 | 64.17 | 17.61 | 33.34 | 0.60 | 0.32 | 27 |
| NREL Class 6 Electric Vehicle Cycle | 61.63 | 16.09 | 49.00 | 15.66 | 23.45 | 0.98 | 1.06 | 26 |
| NREL Class 3 Electric Vehicle Cycle | 61.62 | 6.53 | 48.73 | 6.36 | 19.42 | 1.43 | 1.56 | 32 |
| NREL Utility Truck Cycle (California) | 34.30 | 11.16 | 58.50 | 19.53 | 29.92 | 0.79 | 0.46 | 20 |
| NREL Refuse Truck Cycle (Miami-Dade) | 15.02 | 1.94 | 52.77 | 7.74 | 17.57 | 1.39 | 1.31 | 20 |
| CARB Heavy Heavy-Duty Diesel Truck (HHDDT) Creep Segment | 4.23 | 0.12 | 8.20 | 1.76 | 3.00 | 0.43 | 24.93 | 3 |
| CARB Heavy Heavy-Duty Diesel Truck (HHDDT) Cruise Segment | 34.73 | 23.07 | 59.30 | 39.86 | 43.22 | 0.27 | 0.12 | 6 |
| CARB Heavy Heavy-Duty Diesel Truck (HHDDT) Transient Segment | 11.13 | 2.85 | 47.50 | 15.36 | 18.20 | 0.98 | 1.38 | 4 |
| CARB Heavy Heavy-Duty Diesel Truck (HHDDT) Composite Cycle | 60.08 | 26.05 | 59.30 | 26.01 | 35.59 | 0.35 | 0.17 | 13 |
| Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule for Heavy-Duty Vehicles (UDDS HD) | 17.68 | 5.55 | 58.00 | 18.84 | 28.23 | 0.90 | 0.61 | 14 |
| Orange County Transit Bus Cycle (US-OCTA) (California) | 31.83 | 6.54 | 40.63 | 12.33 | 15.67 | 1.43 | 3.59 | 31 |
| Manhattan Bus Cycle 10Hz | 18.15 | 2.07 | 25.40 | 6.83 | 10.67 | 0.19 | 9.14 | 20 |
| Central Business District (CBD) Segment of the Transit Coach Operating Duty Cycle | 9.35 | 2.05 | 20.00 | 13.13 | 15.94 | 1.12 | 3.97 | 14 |
| Arterial Segment of the Transit Coach Operating Duty Cycle | 4.5 | 1.96 | 40.0 | 26.0 | 29.7 | 1.33 | 1.29 | 4 |
| Braunschweig City Driving Cycle | 29.0 | 6.76 | 36.2 | 14.0 | 18.7 | 1.44 | 3.0 | 29 |
| Commuter Segment of the Transit Coach Operating Duty Cycle | 5.17 | 4.0 | 55.0 | 46.3 | 49.8 | 0.31 | 0.14 | 1 |
| City Suburban Heavy Vehicle Cycle (CSHVC) | 28.33 | 6.68 | 43.8 | 14.1 | 18.4 | 1.12 | 1.79 | 13 |
| EPA US06 Supplemental FTP Driving Schedule (Light-Duty) | 9.93 | 8.01 | 80.3 | 48.3 | 51.9 | 1.38 | 0.44 | 5 |
| EPA FTP-72/UDDS-LD/LA-4 (Light-Duty) | 22.87 | 7.45 | 56.7 | 19.5 | 24.1 | 1.15 | 1.28 | 17 |
| EPA FTP-75 (Light-Duty) | 31.28 | 11.04 | 56.7 | 21.2 | 26.2 | 1.14 | 1.09 | 22 |
| EPA Highway Fuel Economy Test (Light-Duty) | 12.75 | 10.26 | 59.9 | 48.2 | 48.6 | 0.46 | 0.22 | 1 |
| EPA Inspection and Maintenance (IM) 240 (Light-Duty) | 4.00 | 1.96 | 56.7 | 29.3 | 30.8 | 1.33 | 1.0 | 2 |
| New York Bus Cycle (NY Bus) | 10.00 | 0.61 | 30.8 | 3.7 | 10.7 | 2.5 | 11.07 | 11 |
| New York City Cycle (NYCC-LD) (Light-Duty) | 9.97 | 1.18 | 27.7 | 7.1 | 11.4 | 2.03 | 8.3 | 10 |
| New York Bus Composite Cycle (NY Comp) | 17.15 | 2.51 | 36.0 | 8.8 | 13.1 | 1.51 | 4.3 | 20 |
| California Unified Cycle (UC)/LA92 Cycle (Light-Duty) | 23.92 | 9.82 | 67.2 | 24.6 | 29.4 | 1.49 | 0.96 | 16 |
| WVU 5-Peak Cycle | 15.00 | 5.01 | 40.0 | 20.0 | 24.5 | 0.39 | 0.51 | 5 |
Drive Cycle Description
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How to Cite the Data
Publications that use drive cycle data from DriveCAT should include a citation with the following information:
NREL DriveCAT - Chassis Dynamometer Drive Cycles. (2018). National Renewable Energy Laboratory. www.nrel.gov/transportation/drive-cycle-tool
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