Introduction

Co2mpas_driver is a library used to implement the microsimulation free-flow acceleration model (MFC). The MFC is able to accurately and consistently capture the acceleration dynamics of road vehicles using a lightweight and parsimonious approach. The model has been developed to be integrated in traffic simulation environments to enhance the realism of vehicles movements, to explicitly take into account driver behaviour during the vehicle acceleration phases, and to improve the estimation of fuel/energy consumptions and emissions, without significantly increasing their computational complexity. The proposed model is valid for both internal combustion engine and battery electric vehicles. The MFC has been developed by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission in the framework of the Proof of Concept programme 2018/2019. For more details on the model please refer to Makridis et al. (2019) and He et al. (2020).