Transportation Corridor Fuel Consumption Calculator (TCFCC) Version 5.0

The Transportation Corridor Fuel Consumption Calculator (TCFCC) updates and enhances Georgia Tech’s 2018 spreadsheet-based modeling tool (http://fec.ce.gatech.edu/) that allows users to assess on-road fuel consumption under real-world traffic conditions. The team will incorporate the latest fuel use rates from the MOVES 5.0 model (2025) and extend the capabilities of the previous FEC to allow users to specify any one of more than 60 standard laboratory driving cycles that best represent corridor traffic congestion, and to incorporate any monitored or modeled second-by-second driving trace. Users specify fleet and model year composition, and the tool models corridor-level fuel consumption as a function of congestion. Hence, the tool allows users to assess the consumer fuel savings and cost savings of proposed congestion mitigation strategies that provide smooth traffic flow. The tool is directly applicable to the assessment of traffic signal coordination, ramp metering, express lane operations, etc. The research team will update the model to incorporate MOVES 5.0 model outputs, extend calendar year coverage to 2060, and introduce 40+ new driving cycles that are representative of urban, suburban, and freeway corridors. The project will deliver separate calculator spreadsheets for light-duty passenger cars, heavy-duty trucks, and express buses, each calibrated for mode-specific load factors and driving patterns. A new second-by-second fuel-use worksheet will allow users to input their own driving cycles for detailed vehicle-specific analysis. By focusing on fuel consumption, the project provides a technically neutral and performance-based approach for evaluating corridor operations and fleet technologies. The center will release the TCFCC as open source, encouraging further development and integration with travel demand and simulation models.

• Record URL:
  • https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/project/transportation-corridor-fuel-consumption-calculator-tcfcc-version-50

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $120,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DOT 69A3552348319

  DOT 69A3552344814

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

  790 Atlantic Drive
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30332-0355
• Managing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  University of California, Davis

  1 Shields Ave
  Davis, California  United States  95616

  Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

  790 Atlantic Drive
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30332-0355
• Project Managers:

  Cliff, Sydney

• Performing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

  790 Atlantic Drive
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30332-0355
• Principal Investigators:

  Guensler, Randall

  Guin, Angshuman

• Start Date: 20251101
• Expected Completion Date: 20261031
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calculators; Fuel consumption; Traffic models
• Identifier Terms: Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Energy; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01985683
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Sustainable Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DOT 69A3552348319, DOT 69A3552344814
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Apr 14 2026 12:07PM