This presentation explores the implications of using the Vehicle Data Model (VDM) as a conceptual and governance layer and how it can influence application and database design in practice. Using a simple EV charging station domain as a proof of concept, it demonstrates an end-to-end workflow from conceptual modeling and versioning to the generation and application of artifacts in the physical layer. The example shows how logical models can be mapped to application structures and a document-oriented database schema, highlighting the transition from shared concepts to concrete implementations. The work illustrates how a unified conceptual model can act as a single source of truth across teams and technologies, enabling a common vocabulary while allowing multiple physical representations such as APIs, schemas, or data formats. It provides a baseline for further experimentation on interoperability, the impact of logical model evolution on applications and data stores, and the use of logical models for reasoning tasks. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of how VDM can be applied to their own domains and extended collaboratively to study.