System and method for managing a fleet of vehicles including electric vehicles

A telematics device for managing an electric vehicle, the telematics device comprising:

• a connection port configured to obtain data from the electric vehicle;
• a wireless communication interface configured to communicate with a server storing a plurality of vehicle identifiers, the plurality of vehicle identifiers stored in association with a plurality of data definition sets on the server;
• a memory operably connected to a processor, the processor configured to:
• transmit, via the wireless communication interface, a first vehicle identifier obtained from the electric vehicle to the server;
• receive, via the wireless communication interface, a first data definition set of the plurality of data definition sets from the server, wherein the first data definition set enables configuration of the telematics device for decoding vehicle signals;
• and
• obtain, via the connection port using the first data definition set, electric vehicle data from the electric vehicle.

A system, comprising:

• a server storing a plurality of vehicle identifiers in association with a plurality of data definition sets;
• a telematics device for an electric vehicle, the telematics device being in communication with the server, the telematics device having:
• a wireless communication interface configured to communicate with the server;
• a connection port configured to obtain data from the electric vehicle;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory operably connected to the processor, the processor configured to:
• transmit, via the wireless communication interface, a first vehicle identifier obtained from the electric vehicle to the server;
• receive, via the wireless communication interface, a first data definition set of the plurality of data definition sets from the server, wherein the first data definition set enables configuration of the telematics device for decoding vehicle signals;
• and
• obtain, via the connection port using the first data definition set, electric vehicle data from the electric vehicle.