Launch HN: Telematica (YC W22) – Plaid for Electric Vehicles

Hi HN! We’re Abhishek and Aditya, co-founders of Telematica ( https://www.telematica.so ). Telematica is an API that helps businesses to access battery and usage data for electric vehicles, as well as manage charging across 25+ EV brands without using any hardware devices. We also develop tools like smart charging, dynamic load balancing, and charging scheduling for EV fleets. For better or worse, all modern EVs include built-in internet connectivity and send all vehicle data to the manufacturer’s cloud servers, effectively eliminating the need for external hardware devices and OBD II dongles. The problem is that all of this information is locked inside the car dashboard or the manufacturer’s mobile app—technologies that car companies are not the greatest at building. There is no official Tesla or Volkswagen API available for developers to use to create apps and services based on vehicle data. Some car APIs exist, but don’t focus on EVs. The fundamental problems in EVs—range