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Title: EPA GHG Certification of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles: Development of Road Grade Profiles Representative of US Controlled Access Highways

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1215154· OSTI ID:1215154
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  1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

This report includes a detailed comparison of the TomTom national road grade database relative to a local road grade dataset generated by Southwest Research Institute and a national elevation dataset publically available from the U.S. Geological Survey. This analysis concluded that the TomTom national road grade database was a suitable source of road grade data for purposes of this study.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1215154
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-5400-63853
Resource Relation:
Related Information: Produced under direction of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) under Interagency Agreement IAG-14-1954 and Task No WFGY.1000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English