Fleet Admins and Fleet Managers can check the live data of a vehicle anytime on the Fleet Dashboard, as long as the Vehicle Gateway is connected. The EV Tracking and Telematics enable Fleets to get features like trip history and hard brake detection and provide Electric Vehicle related information like battery-related details and charging.
How does EV Tracking and Telematics help you
- Real-Time Visibility: Fleet Managers can keep track of the vehicle's location and performance in real time using tracking features to ensure streamlined operations.
- Enhanced Fleet Management: Fleet owners get a detailed perspective on vehicle management, covering aspects like battery charge, Driver behavior, and overall vehicle health for well-informed decision-making.
- Optimized Efficiency: This can lead to more efficient energy usage, reduced maintenance costs, and overall improved operational efficiency.
- Increased Security: Tracking features provide an added layer of security by allowing you to locate your vehicle in case of theft. Telematics can also offer insights into Driver behavior, promoting safe driving practices.
Electric Vehicle Tracking and Telematics overview
Core tracking features
Our EV Tracking and Telematics include the following core features:
- Live Tracking: Real-time vehicle monitoring.
- Vehicle History & Playback: Review of past activities and routes.
- Trip History: Detailed insights into each trip.
- Historic Activity Search: Easy retrieval of specific historical data for analysis.
Telematics on vehicle live page
Essential metrics in real-time are displayed on the Vehicle Live Page, such as Battery Percentage, Range, Battery Voltage, Battery Temperature, and Charging Status.
Charging status and battery percentage on Fleet View
Fleet-wide visibility with charging status and battery percentage across your Electric Vehicle Fleet offers a comprehensive view of charging progress and battery health.
| Note: Electric Vehicle features on the Live Fleet View are visible only for Fleets with electric vehicles, which are identified by vehicle telematics or fuel type. |
Supported Electric Vehicles
Our Tracking and Telematics support a range of light and heavy-duty electric vehicles, offering extensive coverage across different models and makes.
FAQ
Which Electric Vehicles are supported, and how do I include mine?
Motive supports both light and heavy-duty electric vehicles following industry-standard protocols. To add your Electric Vehicle to the supported list, contact your Motive representative or support for guidance.
For a specific trip or time of day, how can I tell whether the speed shown in Motive came from the truck’s ECM or from GPS?
Motive’s Vehicle Gateway can report speed from two sources:
- ECM/ECU speed: Taken directly from the vehicle’s engine or control module when that data is available and reliably mapped.
- GPS-based speed: Calculated from the Vehicle Gateway’s GPS signal when ECM speed is not available or not reliable for that vehicle.
However, in the Fleet Dashboard and standard reports, the speed field does not label which source was used on a per-event or per-trip basis. The Fleet Dashboard always shows a single speed value without specifying if the reading was from ECM or GPS. Practically, this means Motive prefers ECM speed when the Vehicle Gateway successfully reads it for that vehicle. If ECM speed is not available or valid, Motive falls back to GPS speed, but this fallback is not visible as a separate field to fleet users.
If you suspect a discrepancy between the Motive speed and the truck’s dash/ECM:
- Note the vehicle ID, date/time, and location of the event.
- Capture any relevant screenshots or logs you have.
- Contact Motive Support with those details and ask them to verify the speed data source and mapping for that vehicle.
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