  Accurately predicting the future power demand of electric vehicles is
important for developing policy and industrial strategy. Here we propose a
method to create a representative set of electricity demand profiles using
survey data from conventional vehicles. This is achieved by developing a model
which maps journey and vehicle parameters to an energy consumption, and
applying it individually to the entire data set. As a case study the National
Travel Survey was used to create a set of profiles representing an entirely
electric UK fleet of vehicles. This allowed prediction of the required
electricity demand and sizing of the necessary vehicle batteries. Also, by
inferring location information from the data, the effectiveness of various
charging strategies was assessed. These results will be useful in both National
planning, and as the inputs to further research on the impact of electric
vehicles.
