Step 2: View Vehicle Readings

Motive allows you to pull the following vehicle readings:

Odometer: Represents the precise, and calibrated measurement of the total distance a vehicle has traveled.
Engine Hours: Represents the actual runtime of the vehicle’s engine.

These two values can be obtained by using the following endpoint:

Vehicle Locations: GET https://api.gomotive.com/v2/vehicle_locations

This endpoint allows you to view the location of the vehicle as well as view important maintenance parameters such as true_odometer & true_engine_hours.

The response of this endpoint is as follows:

"current_location": {
          "id": "af5b6e0d-c442-414c-88d2-d95e5cb7affe",
          "lat": 47.565647,
          "lon": -122.276261,
          "description": "Seattle, WA",
          "located_at": "2016-03-17T12:12:07Z",
          "bearing": 90,
          "battery_voltage": 12,
          "type": "vehicle_moving",
          "speed": 65.1,
          "engine_hours": 123.56,
          "fuel": 121.33,
          "fuel_primary_remaining_percentage": 50.5,
          "fuel_secondary_remaining_percentage": 90.5,
          "odometer": 456.22,
          "true_odometer": 160.2742,
          "true_engine_hours": 38.5,
          "veh_range": 10.1,
          "hvb_state_of_charge": 20.2,
          "hvb_charge_status": 0,
          "hvb_charge_source": 1,
          "hvb_lifetime_energy_output": 30.3
        },

True values often help align service schedules more closely with the actual wear and usage. This can lead to effective servicing of the vehicle without any misdiagnosis, and reduce the cost of maintenance.