A User-Centred Representation of Battery Health in Electric Vehicles
Paper in proceeding, 2024
As the popularity of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) increases, creating awareness regarding vehicle maintenance becomes crucial. A user-centred approach is necessary when implementing new features as previous research reveals that users have difficulty understanding EV-specific information in the interface. With new legislation requiring BEVs to display the percentage of their battery State of Health (SoH), this study investigates what information should be displayed using a user-centred iterative process by testing it on 15 participants in total. The objective is to improve users' understanding of battery SoH and enhance in-vehicle experience for BEV drivers. Presenting the battery's SoH in the form of a percentage alone was found to be insufficient. The research has led to the development of 11 design recommendations for effectively communicating battery SoH information to BEV drivers.
User Interface
User Experience
Battery
Interaction Design
Electric Vehicle
User-Centred Design
Author
Natthamon Pongchanchai
Student at Chalmers
Liina Tumma
Student at Chalmers
Micaela Nilsson
Volvo
Mohammad Obaid
Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Interaction Design and Software Engineering
16th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, AutomotiveUI 2024 - Adjunct Conference Proceedings
166-171
9798400705205 (ISBN)
16th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, AutomotiveUI 2024
Palo Alto, USA,
Palo Alto, USA,
Subject Categories
Vehicle Engineering
DOI
10.1145/3641308.3685042