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Smart EV Charging

A mobile app for EV drivers to search, find, use and pay for EV charging. The app is connected to the existing network of EV charging stations in Qatar and provides a useful front-end experience that helps promote EV driving locally.

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EV Owners

Key benefits

Strengthen national adoption of electric vehicles

at businesses & residents which supports to reduce CO emissions & gas consumption

Simplify and optimize EV Charging experience

by providing users access to the entire local network through one app

Foster sustainable life habits

by leveraging the platform to share content and raise awareness on shared-mobility and energy efficiency

Related personas

Manager at Microsoft

Maria

Age

31
Status

Married
Country

About Maria

Maria just moved to Doha for the job of her dreams, together with her daughter, born just 6 months ago. Unfortunately, she has to stay away from her husband until he finds a new job in Doha. She’s found an apartment and settled down now, taking on a full-time job while making sure her baby grows up healthy. She’s hopeful and excited about this vibrant city.

Income Level

50% Income Level

Tech Knowledge

90% Tech Knowledge

Retail Business Owner

Salem

Age

42
Job Title

Family business owner
Country

About Salem

Being born and raised in Qatar, Salem is now in his 40’s and the thing he cares about the most is his family. His wife, son, daughter, father and mother all reside in the same household. While maintaining a busy work life, Salem needs to make sure he finds time to cater to his family’s needs, making sure each member of his family is happy and well. Salem makes an effort to spend quality time with his family, usually by attending local events and visiting local attractions. He feels responsible for the well-being of his family.

Income Level

90% Income Level

Tech Knowledge

50% Tech Knowledge

User Journey

1

To make charging more convenient, EV car owner Salem downloads a mobile app for Smart EV Charing
2

Salem is on the way and notices his car is low in battery. Salem logins into the app, searches for the closest available EV charging station and reserves it a few minutes before arriving
3

Salem can select between different tariffs based on the preferred charging time, required amount of power, etc..
4

The charging station is close to a friend’s place – Salem decides to visit the friend and have dinner together. The platform intelligently detects it’s going to be a long stay and selects the best charging time based on price & grid stability
5

The occurred energy costs are automatically processed via a secure payment system

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Potential Service Features

Secure Payment Processing
EV tips & news
Push Notifications for upcoming optimal charging times

Interactive Location Map
Integration with KahraMaa pricing (dynamic prices)

Implementation Analysis

IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE

progress 50%

Short
Medium
Long

TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIAL VIABILITY

progress 20%

Currently Viable
Viable in Short Term
Viable in Long Term

REGULATORY CONDUCIVENESS

progress 50%

Favorable
Challenging
Complex

INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS

progress 80%

Small
Medium
Large

Key Implementation Consideration

Vendor Selection Due diligence to identify ones with high competence in UI/UX, EV charging networking, data analytics & secure payments

Discovery Phase Research phase to identify existing APIs that can be built on, user response to dynamic tariffs, and enablers for use case development

Development Collaborative process with Kahramaa to build EV charging network functionality & app on top of current EV charging station plans

Testing & Monitoring UX testing to optimize app layout, network testing to ensure full integration of EV charging stations with the app back-end