Impact of charging heavy goods vehicles on peak demand: comparison study between Great Britain and Saudi Arabia

Alharbi, Fahd, Pathiranage, Chandima D., Albano, Maurizio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5486-4299 and Cipcigan, Liana ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5015-3334 2025. Impact of charging heavy goods vehicles on peak demand: comparison study between Great Britain and Saudi Arabia. Presented at: UPEC 2025, London, UK, 02-05 September 2025. 2025 60th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE, 10.1109/UPEC65436.2025.11279896

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Abstract

The impact of charging battery-electric heavy goods vehicles (BEHGVs) on national electricity demand was examined. A case study was developed to analyse how various charging scenarios could influence the national demand in Great Britain (GB) by 2030 and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) by 2040. Data regarding the traffic distribution of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), projected rates of electrification, travel distances, and energy consumption of BEHGVs were collected. This information was utilised to calculate charging load profiles for both en-route and depot charging. Three scenarios for depot charging were considered: immediate, delayed, and slow charging. These profiles were then combined with the national demand data for both countries to evaluate the impact on peak demand. The results indicate that the GB system would be able to accommodate the increased demand resulting from BEHGV charging, while the KSA system would require additional generation capacity to meet the charging needs of BEHGVs.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Schools > Engineering
Publisher:	IEEE
ISBN:	9798331565213
Last Modified:	08 Jan 2026 12:14
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/183568

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