Heavy-Duty Grade Profile for Steady-State Test Cycles

The following table identifies a grade profile for operating vehicles over the highway cruise cycles specified in subpart F of this part. Determine intermediate values by linear interpolation. Distance (m) Grade (%) 0 0 402 0 804 0.5 1206 0 1210 0 1222 −0.10 1234 0 1244 0 1294 0.36 1344 0 1354 0 1408 −0.28 1504 −1.04 1600 −0.28 1654 0 1666 0 1792 0.39 1860 0.66 1936 1.15 2098 2.44 2260 1.15 2336 0.66 2404 0.39 2530 0 2548 0 2732 −0.46 2800 −0.69 2880 −1.08 2948 −1.53 3100 −2.75 3252 −1.53 3320 −1.08 3400 −0.69 3468 −0.46 3652 0 3666 0 3742 0.35 3818 0.90 3904 1.59 3990 0.90 4066 0.35 4142 0 4158 0 4224 −0.10 4496 −0.69 4578 −0.97 4664 −1.36 4732 −1.78 4916 −3.23 5100 −1.78 5168 −1.36 5254 −0.97 5336 −0.69 5608 −0.10 5674 0 5724 0 5808 0.10 5900 0.17 6122 0.38 6314 0.58 6454 0.77 6628 1.09 6714 1.29 6838 1.66 6964 2.14 7040 2.57 7112 3.00 7164 3.27 7202 3.69 7292 5.01 7382 3.69 7420 3.27 7472 3.00 7544 2.57 7620 2.14 7746 1.66 7870 1.29 7956 1.09 8130 0.77 8270 0.58 8462 0.38 8684 0.17 8776 0.10 8860 0 8904 0 9010 −0.38 9070 −0.69 9254 −2.13 9438 −0.69 9498 −0.38 9604 0 9616 0 9664 0.26 9718 0.70 9772 0.26 9820 0 9830 0 9898 −0.34 10024 −1.33 10150 −0.34 10218 0 10228 0 10316 0.37 10370 0.70 10514 1.85 10658 0.70 10712 0.37 10800 0 10812 0 10900 −0.37 10954 −0.7 11098 −1.85 11242 −0.70 11296 −0.37 11384 0 11394 0 11462 0.34 11588 1.33 11714 0.34 11782 0 11792 0 11840 −0.26 11894 −0.70 11948 −0.26 11996 0 12008 0 12114 0.38 12174 0.69 12358 2.13 12542 0.69 12602 0.38 12708 0 12752 0 12836 −0.10 12928 −0.17 13150 −0.38 13342 −0.58 13482 −0.77 13656 −1.09 13742 −1.29 13866 −1.66 13992 −2.14 14068 −2.57 14140 −3.00 14192 −3.27 14230 −3.69 14320 −5.01 14410 −3.69 14448 −3.27 14500 −3.00 14572 −2.57 14648 −2.14 14774 −1.66 14898 −1.29 14984 −1.09 15158 −0.77 15298 −0.58 15490 −0.38 15712 −0.17 15804 −0.10 15888 0 15938 0 16004 0.10 16276 0.69 16358 0.97 16444 1.36 16512 1.78 16696 3.23 16880 1.78 16948 1.36 17034 0.97 17116 0.69 17388 0.10 17454 0 17470 0 17546 −0.35 17622 −0.90 17708 −1.59 17794 −0.90 17870 −0.35 17946 0 17960 0 18144 0.46 18212 0.69 18292 1.08 18360 1.53 18512 2.75 18664 1.53 18732 1.08 18812 0.69 18880 0.46 19064 0 19082 0 19208 −0.39 19276 −0.66 19352 −1.15 19514 −2.44 19676 −1.15 19752 −0.66 19820 −0.39 19946 0 19958 0 20012 0.28 20108 1.04 20204 0.28 20258 0 20268 0 20318 −0.36 20368 0 20378 0 20390 0.10 20402 0 20406 0 20808 −0.50 21210 0 21612 0 [89 FR 29793, Apr. 22, 2024]