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MOVES and Related Models

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Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models

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Installation, Warnings and Errors

Is Any MOVES Training Available?
Are there Special Considerations when Installing MOVES on Non-US Computers or Computers Set Up to Work with Non-Latin Characters?
Is There Any Documentation Available for Installing MOVES 2014 on Linux?

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MOVES Capabilities

How Can I Determine the Impact of Speed on Vehicle Emissions?
Can MOVES Report Output in Terms of Fuel Consumption?
Does MOVES Incorporate Anticipated Improvements in VOC Emission Factors Resulting from Improved Fuel Economy?

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MOVES Inputs

How does the Fuel Wizard Determine which Fuel Formulations to Modify?
How do I Obtain the Populations for Each of the MOVES Source Types?
Where Does EPA Obtain Default Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)?

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Understanding MOVES Results

How does MOVES Calculate CO2 and CO2 Equivalent Emissions?
Why Doesn't my Output Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Match my Input VMT?
What does MOVES Assume for Future Year Fleet Fuel Efficiency?

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Modeling Nonroad Equipment

How Can I Incorporate Local Data Into My MOVES-Nonroad Run?
How Can I Reduce the Time Needed to Run the Nonroad Emission Factor Post-Processing Scripts?
How Do I Get Emission Factors or Inventory Totals for Nonroad Equipment Aggregated by the Various Categories used by MOVES?

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MOVES Categories and Terminology

How does MOVES Classify Light-Duty Trucks?
What is the Meaning of the MOVESScenarioID Field? What Conditions Must User-Defined MOVESScenarioIDs Meet?
What is Vehicle Specific Power (VSP)?

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MOVES and Related Models