The 2050 scenario for transport decarbonisation includes vehicles that are likely to be more electrified
than currently. Together with the GHG emissions, there is also the problem of congested European
cities: the electric vehicles for L-category for daily urban commutes play an interesting role in the
electrification of transport. The RESOLVE project aims at enabling the development of a range of
cost-effective, energy-efficient and comfortable ELVs, to make them a reliable and attractive
alternative to ICE vehicles. Since EVs driver copes with a range of new and unfamiliar technologies, it
is vital for automotive manufacturers to make the driver’s interaction experience positive and
rewarding, and to gap the user lack of confidence and trust. A proper design of HMI that implements
familiarity and continuity affordance can decisively support in overcoming these issues. This paper
discusses a design strategy that includes continuity affordance for the HMI of EVs
