NREL's Drive Cycle Analysis Tool (DriveCAT) provides drive cycle data—based on real-world vehicle operation—for modeling, simulating, and evaluating advanced vehicle systems for specific applications.
This online tool allows you to view and download drive cycle data, metrics, charts, and related publications.
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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. (year). National Renewable Energy Laboratory. www.nrel.gov/transportation/drive-cycle-tool
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NREL conducts in-service performance evaluations of commercial vehicle technologies, comparing advanced medium- and heavy-duty fleet vehicles to conventional vehicles. Results help vehicle manufacturers fine-tune their designs and help fleet managers select energy-efficient vehicles that meet their needs.
Some of the drive cycles available via the DriveCAT tool were developed using data from NREL's Fleet DNA clearinghouse of commercial fleet vehicle operating data.