SpareCharge logo over a highway billboard for the SpareCharge app
Share your spare chargePeer-to-peer EV charging
Industry
EV charging, marketplace
Timeline
8 weeks
Scope
Brand, product UI, design system
Platforms
Mobile app, smartwatch, charger screen

Industry

EV charging, marketplace

Scope

Brand, product UI, design system

Platforms

  • Mobile app
  • Smartwatch
  • Charger screen

Timeline

8 weeks

01

The challenge

Thousands of private chargers sit unused every day while drivers pass by with nowhere to plug in. Nothing connects the two.

EV drivers often travel through areas where public stations are unavailable, occupied or too far away. That creates range anxiety, while chargers at homes and businesses sit idle for most of the day.

SpareCharge logo in lime green on a dark green background
SpareCharge brand overview: a driver at a charger, app screens, the logo and campaign lines
Woman plugging her white electric car into a SpareCharge home charger
02

The strategy

Turn idle private chargers into a people-powered charging network.

Drivers find an available charger on a map and send a request to its owner. Once it’s accepted, they charge and pay the owner securely in the app. The brand had to stand for accessible energy, trusted connections and community-powered mobility.

The SpareCharge app on a car dashboard screen, seen from the driver’s seat
03

The mark

The name says it: share spare capacity and turn unused power into extra income.

Two forms, a driver and a charger owner, meet around a central gap: the request that connects them. Flowing paths carry energy both ways, power for the driver and income for the owner.

How the SpareCharge symbol is built from two forms around a central gap
Construction grid of the SpareCharge symbol
04

Type and color

One family: Plus Jakarta Sans. Hierarchy comes from weight and scale rather than a second typeface, which keeps data-dense screens calm.

The palette is two greens: Lime Green for highlights and actions, Dark Green for backgrounds and text.

Smiling driver holding up the SpareCharge app in his car
Plus Jakarta Sans type specimen with the Lime Green and Dark Green palette
Driver checking a charging request on a smartwatch inside the car
Pages from the SpareCharge brand guidelines
05

Launch campaign

Skip the queue. Charge around the corner.

The launch line puts the driver’s benefit first. It runs from highway billboards to print and digital ads, always with one clear action: find a charger.

SpareCharge ad reading “Skip the queue. Charge around the corner.” next to a laptop with the app
06

The product

One app for both sides of the charger: drivers find, request and pay, while owners accept requests and track their earnings.

We designed the full charging session from search to payment, a smartwatch companion that confirms requests and guides drivers to the charger, and the interface on the charger screen itself.

Technician installing a SpareCharge charger at a family home
SpareCharge app screens to find a charger, request access and track earnings
Woman beside her electric car and a SpareCharge charger outside a house
Sixteen product icons designed for the SpareCharge app
07

Brand in the world

The identity had to work wherever drivers meet a charger: on the street, at home and on their phones.

We designed launch assets across billboards, charger signage, parking bays and social, all built from one set of brand guidelines.

Electric vehicle charging bay sign number 04 on a brick wall
SpareCharge social tiles in dark green and lime
Mother and daughter at a SpareCharge charger in front of their home
SpareCharge social posts on a phone and a lime green ad card
Man plugging in his car at a SpareCharge charger
SpareCharge launch ads reading “Share your spare charge” and “Turn idle power into income”
Electric vehicle parking sign on a tree-lined street
Boy waving next to a SpareCharge charger by the sea
Man checking his phone beside his electric car at a seaside SpareCharge charger
SpareCharge signage reading “SpareCharge turns idle chargers into a network”
SpareCharge launch billboards on a street hoarding
SpareCharge smartwatch app and a woman charging her car
SpareCharge billboard in a park reading “Every driveway is a charging station”
Woman in a green dress at a SpareCharge charger near a forest
Woman using the SpareCharge app on her phone next to a charger
Family on the beach while their electric car charges at a SpareCharge charger
08

The outcome

A brand and product system that lets SpareCharge make charging more available without waiting for new public stations.

Drivers can travel with more confidence, owners earn from capacity that was already sitting idle, and the team has guidelines and design tokens to build on from day one.

09

What we delivered

  • Brand strategy & positioning
  • Charging app UI
  • Logo & mark
  • Smartwatch companion
  • Color & typography
  • Charger screen UI
  • Icon set, 16 icons
  • Design system & tokens
  • Brand guidelines
  • Billboards, signage & social
10

EV branding questions

Straight answers before you book a call.

How much does an EV charging brand identity cost?

It depends on scope: strategy, logo, guidelines, product UI and launch assets. After a free 30-minute call you get a written quote for your exact scope. Our guide to brand identity pricing explains what drives the cost.

How long does a brand identity project take?

SpareCharge took eight weeks, from positioning to a token-based design system. A focused logo project is faster. You get a clear timeline with your quote, before any work starts.

Can you design the app as well as the brand?

Yes. For SpareCharge we designed the charging app, a smartwatch companion and the charger screen on the same system as the brand, so product and marketing feel like one company.

Do you work with EV and energy startups in the US and the Middle East?

Yes. We work with founders across the US and the Middle East, with calls in your time zone and files your team can use from day one.

What do we get at the end of the project?

A logo and mark, color and typography, brand guidelines and organized master files, plus any product UI or launch assets in your scope.

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A free 30-minute call in your time zone, then a written quote for your scope.

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