The Project at a Glance
A cleaner, more connected way to find, book and rate private EV chargers but built around trust, simplicity and design that actually feels good to use.
Team
1 Product Designer
Timeline
Tools
My Role
This was done as some fun
Figma
UI/UX design
Prouduct Strategy
Problem and Goals
The UK’s EV infrastructure is growing, but not fast enough. Public networks are often busy, broken or in awkward locations. Meanwhile, thousands of perfectly usable home chargers sit idle every day — invisible and inaccessible to drivers who might need them.
I wanted to reimagine that.
A product that made finding and booking a home charger feel as easy and trustworthy as booking a place to stay.
The goal: A clean, mobile-first experience that connects hosts and drivers — with the same attention to design and trust you’d expect from modern marketplaces.
Discovery and Constraints
I started by exploring real-world blockers across EV forums, Reddit threads and reviews on Zap-Map. The same themes came up again and again:
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Public networks were overloaded, unreliable or inconvenient.
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Private home chargers existed, but no one knew how to access them.
Co-Charger was a starting point for comparison. It offers a way to book and pay to use someone’s home charge point, helpful for solving access. But the platform stays surface-level. There are no host profiles, no mutual reviews and no way to build a trusted relationship. The experience is functional, but flat.
This concept was built to go deeper, not just connecting drivers to chargers, but connecting people to people.
Key constraints:
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Two types of users (hosts and drivers).
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Trust and clarity had to be built in, not added on.
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Booking needed to feel fast, simple and flexible.
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Map and listing logic had to stay clean and scannable.
Key UX Challenges and Decisions
01. Designing trust without friction
This isn’t a plug-and-go app, people are driving to someone’s home. That means trust had to be obvious without feeling heavy.
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I designed clean overview pages that show plug type, power, cost and notes like “free coffee” or “free wifi”.
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Ratings and reviews are built into every charger.
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Repeat bookings are encouraged and visible, building loyalty and familiarity.
02. Booking that doesn’t feel like admin
Booking an EV charge shouldn’t feel like filling in a council form.
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I used simple visuals & buttons to make choosing a slot quick and scannable.
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Clear CTA states for “Book Now”, “Booked”, and “Unavailable” keep the experience obvious at a glance.
03. Map-first layout, not list-first
Location first, with a list as an option.
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The homepage is a live map with traffic light plug icons to show availability.
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Filters let users narrow by plug type, distance or cost.
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Clicking a charger opens a quick summary with a one-tap link to book.
Outcome and Impact
This concept isn’t just another charging map, it’s a human-first experience designed for real-world behaviour.
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Designed the entire experience solo in days.
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Created a fresh visual identity with light yellow and green on a dark base for a modern EV feel.
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Scalable beyond EV: this approach could work for other peer-to-peer utilities.
Quick Figma Prototype
If I did it again...
I’d add user profiles and full review flows next, think Airbnb, but for chargers. That would build trust on both sides, and make the system feel less transactional.
I’d also explore host perks, like showing how many people saved your charger or letting hosts offer extras like WiFi, waiting room access or refreshments.
The real power? Building community, not just charging points.