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Skeuomorphism gained popularity in the past few decades and became especially accepted in UI design.
Skeuomorphism can be deliberately employed as a guiding hand for new design to be better accepted.
But it can also be an accidental consequence of cultural influences and creativity obstructions from the designer.
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People could not imagine a 4-wheeled vehicle being moved around by something else than a horse.
The name of it wasHorsey Horselessand made it toTime Magazines50 worst cars of all time.
Are we being skeuomorphic in the current mobility scenario to avoid any horses to be frightened?
What is todaysHorsey Horseless?
EV Chargers
Fortunately, electric vehicles (EVs) are becomingmore and more widespread.
They operate just like a petrol car, except they run on energy taken from a battery.
Well, not quite.
To begin with, electricity is ubiquitous fuel is not.
You park your EV at home, plug it in andvoila, it charges while you sleep.
The charge-at-home concept is a couple of years old now and breaks the skeuomorphic design we discussed.
But what if we didnt even want to plug in our vehicles?
Forget everything you know about EV charging
Charging your vehicle is a hassle.
Nobody wants to do it and we all wish for a vehicle that could drive indefinitely.
Battery-swapping gives a virtually unlimited vehicle range: just change the battery and carry on.
This minimizes downtime and ensures your vehicle is always available.
The mobility transition is also an energy transition.
Innovative solutions in the transport/mobility sector need to interact with energy solutions and consolidate smart grids.
Swobbee intends to build a dense swapping web connection.
What about all those batteries?
Theres an elephant in the room that needs to be addressed by emerging Battery-as-a-Service companies:battery disposal.
Do EVs excite your electrons?
Do ebikes get your wheels spinning?
Do self-driving cars get you all charged up?
