EV Car/My Tesla - An Alexa skill for Amazon Echo / Tesla integration

[Andy D]

Yes, thank you for the quick reply!

 

[FMinMI]

Is anyone else having trouble with EV Car? It wouldn't connect and thought maybe the token expired so I unlinked and then tried to relink at:
https://assistant.google.com/services/a/id/5a33fba4f93f74bc/

but get: message"Endpoint request timed out"

after entering in my email address and password for my Tesla account.

Thanks

 

[Gol4]

Looks like calls from Amazon AWS are failing. They seem to be working from other endpoints. This had happened before a couple of years ago. Hope it temporary else we'll have to put a workaround in place.

 

[FMinMI]

Looks like calls from Amazon AWS are failing. They seem to be working from other endpoints. This had happened before a couple of years ago. Hope it temporary else we'll have to put a workaround in place.

Thanks for acknowledging the problem. Would it work if I had a token (instead of the user id/password combo)?

 

[pcwiz49]

I've tried it with both Alexa and Google Assistant on my Android phone and laptop. Both get the same message "
{"message": "Endpoint request timed out"}" when to link my Tesla account.

 

[FMinMI]

I've tried it with both Alexa and Google Assistant on my Android phone and laptop. Both get the same message "
{"message": "Endpoint request timed out"}" when to link my Tesla account.

Me too. Tesla must have done something...

 

[Gol4]

Thanks for acknowledging the problem. Would it work if I had a token (instead of the user id/password combo)?

No that does not help. Tesla is still blocking all calls from Amazon, which is where this is hosted.
I am working on a workaround.

 

[FMinMI]

No that does not help. Tesla is still blocking all calls from Amazon, which is where this is hosted.
I am working on a workaround.

Thank you...

 

[Gol4]

This should be working now. I've put proxy server in place that bounces connections off a server outside of Amazon AWS.

 

[pcwiz49]

We just got a Model Y. We also have a Model X. How do switch cars with EV Car?

 

[pcwiz49]

I found it "switch cars". Never mind. I didn't see the first time I looked at the commands.

 

[pcwiz49]

It's not working again. Getting "{"message": "Endpoint request timed out"}" same as before.

 

[Gol4]

Sorry I had been away and did not realize this was down.
I've put the proxy back in place. Should work now.

 

[aleagle]

I've created an Alexa skill that lets you monitor and control some Tesla functions using an Amazon Echo. You can get charge status, location & climate state. You can also control your car - flash lights, honk, start/stop charging, start/stop climate system and lock/unlock doors. This does not require setting up any servers and does not store the Tesla account credentials anywhere. A token is generated once and is used only by the Alexa services. If you already have a token, you can enter that directly.

To get started, go to your Echo and say "Alexa, enable EV Car". Now go the Alexa app on your phone or Amazon.com Sign In on your browser, click on the "Link Account" link and enter the Tesla account information.

Here's are some things you can say:
ask EV Car how far can I drive
ask EV Car for charge status
ask EV Car for car status
ask EV Car for climate status
tell EV Car to set driver temperature to 72
tell EV Car to set passenger side to 73
tell EV Car to to honk
tell EV Car to flash
tell EV Car to lock/unlock
tell EV Car to turn climate on/off
tell EV Car to start heating
tell EV Car to cool my car
tell EV Car to stop climate
ask EV Car how warm is my car
ask EV Car dude where's my car ask
tell EV Car to get ready to take off
tell EV Car to go into hyperdrive

Great job - thanks

 

[jdr93]

now that 'summon' has gotten a little more sophisticated could you add a command to ask the car to get out of the tight garage space? could use it with the amazon flex echo device.

 

[jdr93]

on the MY - "alexa, ask evcar to open the trunk" and "alexa ask evcar to close the rear trunk" work now too. that's cool, especially if there is a nearby amazon flex. a longer than usual delay between ask and delivery. asking to "close the trunk" results with a "closing the windows" reply.

 

[JD T]

Gol4, I keep loving this app! Thanks!

 

[mactep13]

Hi Gol4,

Tesla has changed the way it handles tokens. TezLab has figured it out and it does not log you out anymore. I also have a DriveElectric watch app and they too have updated how they handle tokens. I know those are paid services, so I am not expecting an immediate fix, but just wondering if and when you have time, would you be able to look into this. It would be awesome to warm up the car from an echo. Right now, on my MY it looses token in about 15 minutes.

Thanks.

 

[Gol4]

Hi Gol4,

Tesla has changed the way it handles tokens. TezLab has figured it out and it does not log you out anymore. I also have a DriveElectric watch app and they too have updated how they handle tokens. I know those are paid services, so I am not expecting an immediate fix, but just wondering if and when you have time, would you be able to look into this. It would be awesome to warm up the car from an echo. Right now, on my MY it looses token in about 15 minutes.

Thanks.

Hi, do you have any reference to a website that explains how token handling has changed? Currently the tokens expire after 30 to 45 days. (Not 15 minutes).

 

[JD T]

I can not get my Alexa skill to relink with my Tesla account.

I get "{stackTrace=[["\/var\/task\/lambda_function.py",37,"lambda_handler","return(process_api_command(event))"],["\/var\/task\/lambda_function.py",927,"process_api_command","return (generate_token(state, redirect_uri, email, password, token))"],["\/var\/task\/lambda_function.py",1049,"generate_token","car =" ... ","do_open","raise URLError(err)"]], errorType=URLError, errorMessage=}"

Is it still working for everyone else?