NYC Fleet Vehicle Fuel Economy Comparison

Telematics data compares real-world and EPA-estimated fuel economy for New York City's vehicle fleet. Records are aggregated by year, make, model, and standard type, showing actual miles, fuel consumption, and cost metrics. The dataset is provided by the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services and was last updated in July 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze the PERCENT % DIFFERENCE ACTUAL TO EPA by MAKE and MODEL to identify vehicles with the largest efficiency gaps.
• Calculate total fleet fuel costs using TOTAL ACTUAL FUEL and ESTIMATED FUEL COSTS PER GALLON columns.
• Compare ACTUAL FUEL ECONOMY Geotab against EPA RATING (CITY) for Hybrid/Non-Hybrid vehicles to assess hybrid performance.
• Model FUEL COSTS PER MILE based on YEAR, STANDARD TYPE, and ACTUAL FUEL ECONOMY Geotab for budget forecasting.

Strengths

• Includes direct comparison metrics like PERCENT % DIFFERENCE ACTUAL TO EPA and ACTUAL FUEL ECONOMY Geotab
• Contains multiple cost and efficiency columns such as FUEL COSTS PER MILE and TOTAL ACTUAL MILES

Limitations

• Unknown sample size (Vehicle Count per row is provided but total dataset row count is unknown)
• Geographic bias limited to New York City fleet operations

Provenance

Source

NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (data.cityofnewyork.us)

Collection Method

Aggregated from the city's vehicle telematics system.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated July 2024, but underlying report references May 2020, suggesting potential data staleness.

Geography

New York City, USA