Off-Highway and Public-Use Gasoline Consumption Estimation Models Used in the Federal Highway Administration: Final Report for the 2014 Model Revisions and Recalibrations

This research study was conducted by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to revise and update the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) models used in estimating off-highway gasoline consumption. The previous FHWA off-highway motor fuel consumption estimation models contained outdated assumptions and data (mainly from the 2002 Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey), as well as relied on obsolete regression equations in several of its modules. FHWA determined that there is an urgent need for recalibration and reformulation of these models. The models were recalibrated to utilize more updated data, or reformulated in the cases where the data source used is no longer available, or where new data source becomes available. Models were recalibrated or reformulated for the following sectors: Agriculture, Aviation, Industrial and commercial, Construction, Recreational boating, Off-road recreational vehicles, Lawn and garden equipment, State, County, and Municipal governments use for on-highway, and Federal civilian agencies on-highway use.

• Record URL:
  https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/pubs/pl17012.pdf
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50509
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report date March 1, 2015; revised June 1, 2015.
• Corporate Authors:

  Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  Oak Ridge, TN  United States  37831

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hwang, Ho-Ling
  • Yang, Jianjiang
  • Wilson, Daniel
  • Taylor, Rob
• Publication Date: 2015-3-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 127p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agricultural equipment; All terrain vehicles; Aviation; Boats; Calibration; Construction equipment; Estimating; Fuel consumption; Gasoline; Offroad traffic
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject Areas: Energy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01634808
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-PL-17-012, ORNL/TM-2015/282
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-13-X-30036
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: May 16 2017 9:30AM