Smartcar ?? new endpoints & languages
Hey there ??
May is a busy month! We have lots of new content, events, and product updates in store for you.
How long will it take to read this newsletter? 3.5 minutes ??
?? What’s new at Smartcar?
?? Digitizing fleet management with Agile Solutions
?? Our recap of Energize Ventures’ EV roundtable
?? A guide for developers: how to set up scheduled webhooks
?Did you know? The Farmer’s Almanac classifies May as “Good Car-Keeping” month.
This month at Smartcar: more APIs, languages, & a new brand ??
Today, we’re excited to share we’ve added another vehicle brand, two API endpoints, and new languages to Smartcar Connect.
?? Welcome, Mazda USA!
We're excited to share that Smartcar is now compatible with Mazda vehicles in the United States! See vehicle location, odometer, and more across Mazda's most popular models, including the Mazda3, CX-30, and CX-90. Check out our Compatible Vehicles page to see the full list of Mazda models and API endpoints.
Stay tuned for even more brand announcements next month! ??
?? We’re speaking your language?
This month, we’ve added 8 new languages to Smartcar Connect. Depending on your native language or region, your browser will automatically default text in Spanish (Latin America or Spain), Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, or Danish. In addition to last month’s German language support, this brings Smartcar’s total language compatibility to 10 worldwide.
?? EV charge limit & EV set charge limit endpoints
Most OEMs recommend setting a charge limit to prevent overcharging and preserve battery health. With Smartcar’s new endpoints, DERMS (or, distributed energy resources management systems) can check and set charge limits for EVs to effectively manage grid load expectations while optimizing battery life for customers.
Learn more about the endpoints and their use cases here?— 4?minute read.
How Agile Solutions uses Smartcar to digitize fleet management ?
The world of mobility has undoubtedly changed, and customers today demand a fully-digital, integrative solution for a range of common service issues. Although transforming a manual industry typically takes time, Agile Solutions’ integration with Smartcar allows mobility service providers to quickly adopt contactless rental experiences, no matter where they’re located.
With Smartcar’s APIs, Agile Solutions:
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… for a host of mobility service providers, in one unified platform.
“New [car] models are constantly being released, and we needed a platform that would support new models as they enter the market. We felt that Smartcar’s solution would continue to develop and evolve at the same pace as the mobility market.” — John Revheim, COO & Partner, Agile Solutions
???Read the full customer story here?— 4?minute read.
Developer guide: How to set up Smartcar’s scheduled webhooks
Webhooks allow apps to receive push notifications and regular updates from connected cars.?
Mobility businesses use Smartcar’s webhooks to retrieve information from vehicles at set intervals without having to run time-based job schedulers to make API requests, and without needing a developer to write code to manage tokens!
Our product and engineering teams have created a developer guide for setting up Smartcar’s scheduled webhooks on the integration platform, Pipedream. In it, you’ll learn:
??How to configure webhooks
?? How to verify webhooks
?? How to process webhook payloads
?? How to work with test vehicles
Read our guide?for in-depth instructions on implementing this new tool — 8?minute read.
CEO panel: How EV software is solving the EV adoption dilemma
Smartcar CEO, Sahas Katta, joined Energize Ventures and CEOs from Monta, Sitetracker, and DroneDeploy for a panel discussing how software is supporting the most significant transportation shift in recent history.?
The good news? Software allows companies to bridge the gap in the consumer experience with driver-centric apps and services, aligning stakeholders in the EV industry with policymakers, corporations, and drivers to share information and collaborate. This ecosystem of purpose-built tools provides organizations with a way to operationalize different parts of their workflow.
The bad news? Range anxiety, high prices, and charging accessibility are still barriers to EV ownership.
Check out more insights from our EV CEO panel recap here?— 5?minute read.
That's all for this month!
Let us know in the comments if you have any thoughts, questions, or ideas you'd like to share with the Smartcar team. ????