Data, Models, and Tools
NREL offers models, tools, data, and other resources for vehicle fleet managers, researchers, developers, and others interested in the viability, analysis, and development of advanced transportation technologies and systems.
ADOPT: Automotive Deployment Options Projection Tool
Modeling tool that predicts consumer demand for different vehicle types based on income distribution and other demographic attributes in a given region. ADOPT's market predictions have been extensively validated against historical vehicle sales data. Available soon for public download.
Alternative Fuels Data Center Tools 
Collection of tools—calculators, interactive maps, and data searches—that can help fleets, fuel providers, and other transportation decision-makers reduce petroleum use.
Battery Lifetime Analysis and Simulation Tool (BLAST)
Suite of tools that pairs NREL's high-fidelity battery degradation model with electrical and thermal performance models specific to batteries and larger systems, with versions for behind-the-meter (BLAST BTM-Lite), vehicle (BLAST-V), and stationary (BLAST-S) applications.
Battery Second Use Repurposing Cost Calculator
Explores the effects of different repurposing strategies and assumptions on the economics of battery second use (B2U) for plug-in electric vehicles.
CoolSim HVAC Model
Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) model that solves energy, momentum, and continuity equations. Models of all the major components—compressor, condenser, expansion device, and evaporator—are included.
DriveCAT: Drive Cycle Analysis Tool
Analysis tool that features drive cycle data for modeling, simulating, and testing vehicle systems and components.
DRIVE: Drive-Cycle Rapid Investigation, Visualization, and Evaluation
Analysis tool that produces testable drive cycles from real-world vehicle data, cutting testing and analysis time.
FASTSim: Future Automotive Systems Technology Simulator
Simulation tool that provides rapid and validated fuel economy, performance, battery life, and cost calculations for different vehicle design and usage scenarios.
Fleet DNA: Commercial Fleet Vehicle Operating Data
Clearinghouse of medium- and heavy-duty commercial fleet transportation data for optimizing the design of advanced vehicle technologies or for selecting a technology to invest in.
H2FAST: Hydrogen Financial Analysis Scenario Tool
Modeling tool—available as an interactive online tool or a downloadable Excel spreadsheet—that provides a quick in-depth financial analysis for hydrogen fueling stations.
National Fuel Cell Technology Evaluation Center
Off-network data center used for the secure management, storage, and processing of proprietary data from industry.
Transportation Secure Data Center
Repository of detailed travel data—including demographic information and second-by-second speed profiles—from various surveys and studies. Robust data sets are readily available to support research projects while protecting individual participant privacy.
