Model Overview
The International Vehicle Emissions (IVE) Model is a computer model designed to estimate emissions from motor vehicles. The model is intended to help cities and regions develop emissions estimates to:
• Focus control strategies and transportation planning on those that are most effective;
• Predict how different strategies will effect local emissions; and
• Measure progress in reducing emissions over time.
The model makes estimates of local air pollutants (criteria pollutants), greenhouse gas emissions, and toxic pollutants.
Why is it needed?
Emissions from vehicles in most countries, particularly developing countries, are not well understood, and the ability to make accurate emissions estimates is critical for air quality management planning. Only a few countries, such as the U.S. and Europe have developed reasonably accurate emissions projection tools, and these models are designed only for their respective regions. The U.S. and European models cannot take into account the differing technologies and conditions that exist in most developing countries. Most of these existing models do not include the full range of global warming and local toxic emissions that are needed to fully evaluate the impact of motor vehicles. The International Vehicle Emissions (IVE) Model is specifically designed to have the flexibility needed by developing nations in their efforts to address mobile source air emissions.
IVE Vehicle Activity Reports (.pdf)
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| IVE Field Study | 821 Kb |
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| Almaty, Kazakhstan | 1.2 Mb |
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| Beijing, China | 1.2 Mb |
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| Lima, Peru | 2.7 Mb |
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| Mexico City, Mexico | 1.7 Mb |
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| Nairobi, Kenya | 1.6 Mb |
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| Pune, India | 1.6 Mb |
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| Santiago, Chile | 2.2 Mb |
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| Sao Paulo, Brazil | 2.2 Mb |
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| Shanghai, China | 2.1 Mb |
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IVE Vehicle Emissions Reports
Location |
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| Mexico City, Mexico, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Nairobi, Kenya in-use vehicle emissions measurements - Gasoline | 436 Kb |
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| Almaty, Kazakhstan - Gasoline | 513 Kb |
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| Beijing, China - Diesel | 1.4 Mb |
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| Istanbul, Turkey - Diesel | 1.0 Mb |
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| Sao Paulo, Brazil and Mexico City, Mexico - Diesel | 1.4 Mb |
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| Xi'an, China - Diesel | 1.7 Mb |
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IVE Related Papers and Presentations
Title |
Description |
Size |
| Comparison of On-Road Vehicle Profiles Collected in Seven Cities Worldwide | Presentation given by Mauricio Osses, University of Chile at the Transport and Air Pollution Conference in Boulder Colorado, September 13-15, 2004 (.pdf) | |
| Development and Application of an International Vehicle Emissions Model | Technical Paper in the Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board Annual Conference January 9-12, 2005 Washington, D.C. (.pdf) |
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| Development and Application of an International Vehicle Emissions Model | Presentation by Nicole Davis, Transportation Research Board Annual Conference January 9-12, 2005 Washington, D.C. (Microsoft PowerPoint) (.zip) | |
| Climate & Air Quality Inventory Improvement & Database Management for Developing Countries | Presentation by Nicole Davis to EPA Inventory Conference September 29, 2010 (.pdf) |
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| Advancing Climate and Air Quality Database Management Systems and Emissions Inventories in Developing Countries | Paper for presentation by Nicole Davis to EPA Inventory Conference September 29, 2010 (.pdf) |
