Zeus.

A seamless charging experience without the fancy apps.

Context

An app-less EV charging experience, designed to make charging an intuitive process for new EV owners. Re-imagining the current Electric Vehicle (EV) charging process to ease the transition for gasoline owners into EV.

Research Ideation CAD & Rendering UX/UI

4 weeks

Adobe Ai/Id Keyshot Figma

Timeline

Contribution

Tools

Design Process

Research

Total EV Sales In the US

Total EV sales by the thousand.

*Adapted from the Department of Energy

Auto analysts and economists have suggested that by 2035, EVs will make up approximately 45% of the auto market in the US.

Required charging apps

Getting in the field

After visiting and interacting with a Tesla supercharger, Tesla destination, Chargepoint and Envirospark chargers, I took note of key opportunities.

User interview: Key take aways

  • Requiring apps can add complexity and potential risks

  • Payment requires cellular signal, and a charged phone

  • It is difficult to trust new charging stations because of the inconsistency of interaction experiences.

Project Goals

Less complex payment method

No app required

Apps add complexity to the charging experience. This process could be taken out with considerations to the interface.

Payment processing through the app was a primary concern from the user interview and secondary research. They can add stress to the user, and commonly fail on EV chargers.

Easier transition from gas

Many people are transitioning to EVs from petrol, but EV chargers are much different and many times daunting to new EV owners.

Ideation

Initial CAD

After an initial CAD model, I took note of opportunities for improvement. Opportunities included:

- Proportion of the main body

- Handle ergonomics

- Interface layout

Refinement

Scale and human factors

Additional payment methods

Handle ergonomics

Interface

Handle Ergonomics

Rubber grip

CHAdeMo Quick Charge

Just press start, no app download required.

Easy to view, easy to use.