Mobile application for EV drivers to improve the charging experience and POI data
Zeemcoin set out to change how EV drivers in Spain share knowledge about charging infrastructure, combining a charging companion app with Zeemcoins, a digital currency drivers earn for contributing and can spend on products and services.
Point-of-interest data in EV charging is only as good as the people maintaining it, and Zeemcoin’s answer was to reward the drivers who improve it. They needed an application that delivers the essentials drivers expect while making reviews, gamification and the currency feel like a natural part of the experience, starting in Spain with European expansion in view.
In a nutshell
A mobile application for EV drivers combining charging location data, reviews and gamification with Zeemcoins, a digital currency drivers earn and spend on products and services. It ships with a backend system for the eMobility service provider, launched first in Spain with European expansion planned.
Challenges
Zeemcoin reached out with the idea of an application where EV drivers could share experiences and opinions about charging stations. Because we already had a comparable product of our own, the sensible path was to adapt it to the client’s expectations with a revised design rather than start from zero.
The work moved from requirements gathering through a design phase and, once agreed, into implementation, with a team of a UX designer, backend and frontend developers and a project manager. We also connected the product to Eco Movement, a third-party source of charging station data, and prepared the ground for a future integration with an external wallet for managing Zeemcoins. The application is published on Android and iOS, initially for Spain, with the wider European market as the next step.
Our approach
Zeemcoin’s concept was genuinely different. Alongside the features every charging app needs, the feedback loop, the gamification layer and above all the digital currency were new to this market. Even though our own eMSP application served as the base, the finished product stands apart from other apps in the category: leaving a review earns Zeemcoins, and a leaderboard lets drivers track what they have earned and compare it with others.
With that many ideas in play, our main contribution was defining precisely what belonged in the first version. Reusing ready-made components and discussing every new feature during development, rather than after it, kept the build on schedule and the costs contained without flattening what made the product distinctive.
Turning driver feedback into a reward loop
The mechanic connects two things that usually sit apart. Reviews improve the quality of the point-of-interest data every driver depends on, and the currency gives drivers a concrete reason to contribute them. The better the data becomes, the more useful the app is, which brings more contributors – a loop that strengthens the product rather than a feature bolted onto it.
Outcomes
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An advanced migration to our CPMS system backed by custom development and ongoing maintenance. Migration involved 9000 charging points. A particularly complex aspect was ensuring the integration of the current EMP system, including mobile app users and the OCPI partners already connected.
Comprehensive custom CPMS system and effective migration, seamlessly integrating with GreenWay’s existing digital ecosystem to future-proof their high-volume EV charging network across the CEE region.
