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HomeAssistant Integration

Whilst HomeAssistant provides an official component for Tesla vehicles, the component has not been updated recently, and does not have the sophistication of TeslaMate's polling mechanism, resulting in the component's default values keeping the vehicle awake and draining the battery.

The ultimate goal of this guide is to consume as much of the TeslaMate polling data as possible to replace the majority of the official Tesla component's polling functionality.

If your intention is to only use read-only sensor values, those provided by TeslaMate via MQTT are sufficient, and you do not need to utilise the official Tesla component. If however you would like to be able to write values to the Tesla API (Lock/Unlock Doors or automate Climate), there is a solution which involves configuring an extremely high polling interval for the Tesla component and using automation to populate the values from the TeslaMate MQTT parameters.

Screenshots

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Current Status

  • Sensors: All sensors exposed by the Tesla component are available
  • Locks: Not implemented
  • Climate: Not implemented

Configuration

automation.yaml

The following provides an automation to update the location of the device_tracker.tesla_location tracker when new lat/lon values are published to MQTT. You can use this to:

  • Plot the location of your Tesla on a map (see the ui-lovelace.yaml file for an example of this)
  • Calculate the proximity of your Tesla to another location such as home (see configuration.yaml, below)
automation.yaml
- alias: Update Tesla location as MQTT location updates
initial_state: on
trigger:
- platform: mqtt
topic: teslamate/cars/1/latitude
- platform: mqtt
topic: teslamate/cars/1/longitude
action:
- service: device_tracker.see
data_template:
dev_id: tesla_location
gps:
[
"{{ states.sensor.tesla_latitude.state }}",
"{{ states.sensor.tesla_longitude.state }}",
]

configuration.yaml

Proximity sensors allow us to calculate the proximity of the Tesla device_tracker to defined zones. This can be useful for:

  • Automatic Garage Door opening when you arrive home
  • Notifications when the vehicle is arriving
configuration.yaml
automation: !include automation.yaml

proximity:
home_tesla:
zone: home
devices:
- device_tracker.tesla_location
tolerance: 10
unit_of_measurement: km

tesla:
username: !secret tesla_username
password: !secret tesla_password
scan_interval: 3600

mqtt: !include mqtt_sensors.yaml
sensor: !include sensor.yaml
binary_sensor: !include binary_sensor.yaml

known_devices.yaml (define a tracker for Tesla)

This is required for the automation above (in the automation.yaml section). It defines the device_tracker object that we use to represent the location of your Tesla vehicle.

known_devices.yaml
tesla_location:
hide_if_away: false
icon: mdi:car
mac:
name: Tesla
picture:
track: true

mqtt_sensors.yaml (mqtt: section of configuration.yaml)

Don't forget to replace <teslamate url> and <your tesla model> with correct corresponding values.

mqtt_sensors.yaml
- sensor:
name: Display Name
object_id: tesla_display_name # entity_id
unique_id: teslamate_1_display_name # internal id, used for device grouping
availability: &teslamate_availability
- topic: teslamate/cars/1/healthy
payload_available: 'true'
payload_not_available: 'false'
device: &teslamate_device_info
identifiers: [teslamate_car_1]
configuration_url: https://teslamate.zxxz.io/
manufacturer: Tesla
model: Model 3
name: Tesla Model 3
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/display_name"
icon: mdi:car

- sensor:
name: State
object_id: tesla_state
unique_id: teslamate_1_state
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/state"
icon: mdi:car-connected

- sensor:
name: Since
object_id: tesla_since
unique_id: teslamate_1_since
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/since"
device_class: timestamp
icon: mdi:clock-outline

- sensor:
name: Version
object_id: tesla_version
unique_id: teslamate_1_version
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/version"
icon: mdi:alphabetical

- sensor:
name: Update Version
object_id: tesla_update_version
unique_id: teslamate_1_update_version
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/update_version"
icon: mdi:alphabetical

- sensor:
name: Model
object_id: tesla_model
unique_id: teslamate_1_model
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/model"

- sensor:
name: Trim Badging
object_id: tesla_trim_badging
unique_id: teslamate_1_trim_badging
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/trim_badging"
icon: mdi:shield-star-outline

- sensor:
name: Exterior Color
object_id: tesla_exterior_color
unique_id: teslamate_1_exterior_color
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/exterior_color"
icon: mdi:palette

- sensor:
name: Wheel Type
object_id: tesla_wheel_type
unique_id: teslamate_1_wheel_type
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/wheel_type"

- sensor:
name: Spoiler Type
object_id: tesla_spoiler_type
unique_id: teslamate_1_spoiler_type
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/spoiler_type"
icon: mdi:car-sports

- sensor:
name: Geofence
object_id: tesla_geofence
unique_id: teslamate_1_geofence
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/geofence"
icon: mdi:earth

- sensor:
name: Latitude
object_id: tesla_latitude
unique_id: teslamate_1_latitude
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/latitude"
unit_of_measurement: °
icon: mdi:crosshairs-gps

- sensor:
name: Longitude
object_id: tesla_longitude
unique_id: teslamate_1_longitude
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/longitude"
unit_of_measurement: °
icon: mdi:crosshairs-gps

- sensor:
name: Shift State
object_id: tesla_shift_state
unique_id: teslamate_1_shift_state
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/shift_state"
icon: mdi:car-shift-pattern

- sensor:
name: Power
object_id: tesla_power
unique_id: teslamate_1_power
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/power"
device_class: power
unit_of_measurement: kW
icon: mdi:flash

- sensor:
name: Speed
object_id: tesla_speed
unique_id: teslamate_1_speed
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/speed"
unit_of_measurement: "km/h"
icon: mdi:speedometer

- sensor:
name: Heading
object_id: tesla_heading
unique_id: teslamate_1_heading
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/heading"
unit_of_measurement: °
icon: mdi:compass

- sensor:
name: Elevation
object_id: tesla_elevation
unique_id: teslamate_1_elevation
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/elevation"
unit_of_measurement: m
icon: mdi:image-filter-hdr

- sensor:
name: Inside Temp
object_id: tesla_inside_temp
unique_id: teslamate_1_inside_temp
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/inside_temp"
device_class: temperature
unit_of_measurement: °C
icon: mdi:thermometer-lines

- sensor:
name: Outside Temp
object_id: tesla_outside_temp
unique_id: teslamate_1_outside_temp
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/outside_temp"
device_class: temperature
unit_of_measurement: °C
icon: mdi:thermometer-lines

- sensor:
name: Odometer
object_id: tesla_odometer
unique_id: teslamate_1_odometer
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/odometer"
unit_of_measurement: km
icon: mdi:counter

- sensor:
name: Est Battery Range
object_id: tesla_est_battery_range_km
unique_id: teslamate_1_est_battery_range_km
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/est_battery_range_km"
unit_of_measurement: km
icon: mdi:gauge

- sensor:
name: Rated Battery Range
object_id: tesla_rated_battery_range_km
unique_id: teslamate_1_rated_battery_range_km
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/rated_battery_range_km"
unit_of_measurement: km
icon: mdi:gauge

- sensor:
name: Ideal Battery Range
object_id: tesla_ideal_battery_range_km
unique_id: teslamate_1_ideal_battery_range_km
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/ideal_battery_range_km"
unit_of_measurement: km
icon: mdi:gauge

- sensor:
name: Battery Level
object_id: tesla_battery_level
unique_id: teslamate_1_battery_level
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/battery_level"
device_class: battery
unit_of_measurement: "%"
icon: mdi:battery-80

- sensor:
name: Usable Battery Level
object_id: tesla_usable_battery_level
unique_id: teslamate_1_usable_battery_level
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/usable_battery_level"
unit_of_measurement: "%"
icon: mdi:battery-80

- sensor:
name: Charge Energy Added
object_id: tesla_charge_energy_added
unique_id: teslamate_1_charge_energy_added
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/charge_energy_added"
device_class: energy
unit_of_measurement: kWh
icon: mdi:battery-charging

- sensor:
name: Charge Limit Soc
object_id: tesla_charge_limit_soc
unique_id: teslamate_1_charge_limit_soc
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/charge_limit_soc"
unit_of_measurement: "%"
icon: mdi:battery-charging-100

- sensor:
name: Charger Actual Current
object_id: tesla_charger_actual_current
unique_id: teslamate_1_charger_actual_current
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/charger_actual_current"
device_class: current
unit_of_measurement: A
icon: mdi:lightning-bolt

- sensor:
name: Charger Phases
object_id: tesla_charger_phases
unique_id: teslamate_1_charger_phases
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/charger_phases"
icon: mdi:sine-wave

- sensor:
name: Charger Power
object_id: tesla_charger_power
unique_id: teslamate_1_charger_power
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/charger_power"
device_class: power
unit_of_measurement: kW
icon: mdi:lightning-bolt

- sensor:
name: Charger Voltage
object_id: tesla_charger_voltage
unique_id: teslamate_1_charger_voltage
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/charger_voltage"
device_class: voltage
unit_of_measurement: V
icon: mdi:lightning-bolt

- sensor:
name: Scheduled Charging Start Time
object_id: tesla_scheduled_charging_start_time
unique_id: teslamate_1_scheduled_charging_start_time
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/scheduled_charging_start_time"
device_class: timestamp
icon: mdi:clock-outline

- sensor:
name: Time To Full Charge
object_id: tesla_time_to_full_charge
unique_id: teslamate_1_time_to_full_charge
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/time_to_full_charge"
unit_of_measurement: h
icon: mdi:clock-outline

- sensor:
name: TPMS Pressure Front Left
object_id: tesla_tpms_fl
unique_id: teslamate_1_tpms_fl
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/tpms_pressure_fl"
unit_of_measurement: bar
icon: mdi:car-tire-alert

- sensor:
name: TPMS Pressure Front Right
object_id: tesla_tpms_fr
unique_id: teslamate_1_tpms_fr
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/tpms_pressure_fr"
unit_of_measurement: bar
icon: mdi:car-tire-alert

- sensor:
name: TPMS Pressure Rear Left
object_id: tesla_tpms_rl
unique_id: teslamate_1_tpms_rl
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/tpms_pressure_rl"
unit_of_measurement: bar
icon: mdi:car-tire-alert

- sensor:
name: TPMS Pressure Rear Right
object_id: tesla_tpms_rr
unique_id: teslamate_1_tpms_rr
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/tpms_pressure_rr"
unit_of_measurement: bar
icon: mdi:car-tire-alert

- binary_sensor:
name: Healthy
object_id: tesla_healthy
unique_id: teslamate_1_healthy
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/healthy"
payload_on: "true"
payload_off: "false"
icon: mdi:heart-pulse

- binary_sensor:
name: Update Available
object_id: tesla_update_available
unique_id: teslamate_1_update_available
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/update_available"
payload_on: "true"
payload_off: "false"
icon: mdi:alarm

- binary_sensor:
name: Locked
object_id: tesla_locked
unique_id: teslamate_1_locked
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
device_class: lock
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/locked"
payload_on: "false"
payload_off: "true"

- binary_sensor:
name: Sentry Mode
object_id: tesla_sentry_mode
unique_id: teslamate_1_sentry_mode
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/sentry_mode"
payload_on: "true"
payload_off: "false"
icon: mdi:cctv

- binary_sensor:
name: Windows Open
object_id: tesla_windows_open
unique_id: teslamate_1_windows_open
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
device_class: window
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/windows_open"
payload_on: "true"
payload_off: "false"
icon: mdi:car-door

- binary_sensor:
name: Doors Open
object_id: tesla_doors_open
unique_id: teslamate_1_doors_open
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
device_class: door
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/doors_open"
payload_on: "true"
payload_off: "false"
icon: mdi:car-door

- binary_sensor:
name: Trunk Open
object_id: tesla_trunk_open
unique_id: teslamate_1_trunk_open
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
device_class: opening
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/trunk_open"
payload_on: "true"
payload_off: "false"
icon: mdi:car-side

- binary_sensor:
name: Frunk Open
object_id: tesla_frunk_open
unique_id: teslamate_1_frunk_open
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
device_class: opening
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/frunk_open"
payload_on: "true"
payload_off: "false"
icon: mdi:car-side

- binary_sensor:
name: Is User Present
object_id: tesla_is_user_present
unique_id: teslamate_1_is_user_present
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
device_class: presence
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/is_user_present"
payload_on: "true"
payload_off: "false"
icon: mdi:human-greeting

- binary_sensor:
name: Is Climate On
object_id: tesla_is_climate_on
unique_id: teslamate_1_is_climate_on
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/is_climate_on"
payload_on: "true"
payload_off: "false"
icon: mdi:fan

- binary_sensor:
name: Is Preconditioning
object_id: tesla_is_preconditioning
unique_id: teslamate_1_is_preconditioning
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/is_preconditioning"
payload_on: "true"
payload_off: "false"
icon: mdi:fan

- binary_sensor:
name: Plugged In
object_id: tesla_plugged_in
unique_id: teslamate_1_plugged_in
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
device_class: plug
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/plugged_in"
payload_on: "true"
payload_off: "false"
icon: mdi:ev-station

- binary_sensor:
name: Charge Port Door OPEN
object_id: tesla_charge_port_door_open
unique_id: teslamate_1_charge_port_door_open
availability: *teslamate_availability
device: *teslamate_device_info
device_class: opening
state_topic: "teslamate/cars/1/charge_port_door_open"
payload_on: "true"
payload_off: "false"
icon: mdi:ev-plug-tesla

sensor.yaml (sensor: section of configuration.yaml)

sensor.yaml
 - platform: template
sensors:
tesla_est_battery_range_mi:
friendly_name: Estimated Range (mi)
unit_of_measurement: mi
icon_template: mdi:gauge
value_template: >
{{ (states('sensor.tesla_est_battery_range_km') | float / 1.609344) | round(2) }}

tesla_rated_battery_range_mi:
friendly_name: Rated Range (mi)
unit_of_measurement: mi
icon_template: mdi:gauge
value_template: >
{{ (states('sensor.tesla_rated_battery_range_km') | float / 1.609344) | round(2) }}

tesla_ideal_battery_range_mi:
friendly_name: Ideal Range (mi)
unit_of_measurement: mi
icon_template: mdi:gauge
value_template: >
{{ (states('sensor.tesla_ideal_battery_range_km') | float / 1.609344) | round(2) }}

tesla_odometer_mi:
friendly_name: Odometer (mi)
unit_of_measurement: mi
icon_template: mdi:counter
value_template: >
{{ (states('sensor.tesla_odometer') | float / 1.609344) | round(2) }}

tesla_speed_mph:
friendly_name: Speed (MPH)
unit_of_measurement: mph
icon_template: mdi:speedometer
value_template: >
{{ (states('sensor.tesla_speed') | float / 1.609344) | round(2) }}

tesla_elevation_ft:
friendly_name: Elevation (ft)
unit_of_measurement: ft
icon_template: mdi:image-filter-hdr
value_template: >
{{ (states('sensor.tesla_elevation') | float * 3.2808 ) | round(2) }}

tesla_tpms_pressure_fl_psi:
friendly_name: Front Left Tire Pressure (psi)
unit_of_measurement: psi
icon_template: mdi:car-tire-alert
value_template: >
{{ (states('sensor.tesla_tpms_fl') | float * 14.50377) | round(2) }}

tesla_tpms_pressure_fr_psi:
friendly_name: Front Right Tire Pressure (psi)
unit_of_measurement: psi
icon_template: mdi:car-tire-alert
value_template: >
{{ (states('sensor.tesla_tpms_fr') | float * 14.50377) | round(2) }}

tesla_tpms_pressure_rl_psi:
friendly_name: Rear Left Tire Pressure (psi)
unit_of_measurement: psi
icon_template: mdi:car-tire-alert
value_template: >
{{ (states('sensor.tesla_tpms_rl') | float * 14.50377) | round(2) }}

tesla_tpms_pressure_rr_psi:
friendly_name: Rear Right Tire Pressure (psi)
unit_of_measurement: psi
icon_template: mdi:car-tire-alert
value_template: >
{{ (states('sensor.tesla_tpms_rr') | float * 14.50377) | round(2) }}

binary_sensor.yaml (binary_sensor: section of configuration.yaml)

binary_sensor.yaml
 - platform: template
sensors:
tesla_park_brake:
friendly_name: Parking Brake
icon_template: mdi:car-brake-parking
value_template: >-
{% if is_state('sensor.tesla_shift_state', 'P') %}
ON
{% else %}
OFF
{% endif %}

ui-lovelace.yaml

The below is the Lovelace UI configuration used to make the example screenshot above. You will obviously want to configure this to your liking, however the example contains all of the sensors and values presented via MQTT and could be used as the basis of UI configuration.

ui-lovelace.yaml
views:
- path: car
title: Car
badges: []
icon: mdi:car-connected
cards:
- type: vertical-stack
cards:
- type: glance
entities:
- entity: sensor.tesla_battery_level
name: Battery Level
- entity: sensor.tesla_state
name: Car State
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_plugged_in
name: Plugged In
- type: glance
entities:
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_park_brake
name: Park Brake
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_sentry_mode
name: Sentry Mode
- entity: sensor.tesla_speed
name: Speed
- type: glance
entities:
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_healthy
name: Car Health
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_windows_open
name: Window Status
- type: horizontal-stack
cards:
- type: button
entity: binary_sensor.tesla_locked
name: Charger Door
show_state: true
state:
- value: locked
icon: mdi:lock
color: green
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: lock.unlock
service_data:
entity_id: lock.tesla_model_3_charger_door_lock
- value: unlocked
icon: mdi:lock-open
color: red
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: lock.lock
service_data:
entity_id: lock.tesla_model_3_charger_door_lock
- type: button
entity: lock.tesla_door_lock
name: Car Door
show_state: true
state:
- value: locked
icon: mdi:lock
color: green
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: lock.unlock
service_data:
entity_id: lock.tesla_model_3_door_lock
- value: unlocked
icon: mdi:lock-open
color: red
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: lock.lock
service_data:
entity_id: lock.tesla_model_3_door_lock
- type: vertical-stack
cards:
- type: map
dark_mode: true
default_zoom: 12
entities:
- device_tracker.tesla_location
- type: thermostat
entity: climate.tesla_model_3_hvac_climate_system
- type: entities
entities:
- entity: sensor.tesla_display_name
name: Name
- entity: sensor.tesla_state
name: Status
- entity: sensor.tesla_since
name: Last Status Change
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_healthy
name: Logger Healthy
- entity: sensor.tesla_version
name: Software Version
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_update_available
name: Available Update Status
- entity: sensor.tesla_update_version
name: Available Update Version
- entity: sensor.tesla_model
name: Tesla Model
- entity: sensor.tesla_trim_badging
name: Trim Badge
- entity: sensor.tesla_exterior_color
name: Exterior Color
- entity: sensor.tesla_wheel_type
name: Wheel Type
- entity: sensor.tesla_spoiler_type
name: Spoiler Type
- entity: sensor.tesla_geofence
name: Geo-fence Name
- entity: proximity.home_tesla
name: Distance to Home
- entity: sensor.tesla_latitude
name: Latitude
- entity: sensor.tesla_longitude
name: Longitude
- entity: sensor.tesla_shift_state
name: Shifter State
- entity: sensor.tesla_speed
name: Speed
- entity: sensor.tesla_speed_mph
name: Speed (MPH)
- entity: sensor.tesla_heading
name: Heading
- entity: sensor.tesla_elevation
name: Elevation (m)
- entity: sensor.tesla_elevation_ft
name: Elevation (ft)
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_locked
name: Locked
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_sentry_mode
name: Sentry Mode Enabled
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_windows_open
name: Windows Open
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_doors_open
name: Doors Open
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_trunk_open
name: Trunk Open
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_frunk_open
name: Frunk Open
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_is_user_present
name: User Present
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_is_climate_on
name: Climate On
- entity: sensor.tesla_inside_temp
name: Inside Temperature
- entity: sensor.tesla_outside_temp
name: Outside Temperature
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_is_preconditioning
name: Preconditioning
- entity: sensor.tesla_odometer
name: Odometer
- entity: sensor.tesla_odometer_mi
name: Odometer (miles)
- entity: sensor.tesla_est_battery_range_km
name: Battery Range (km)
- entity: sensor.tesla_est_battery_range_mi
name: Estimated Battery Range (mi)
- entity: sensor.tesla_rated_battery_range_km
name: Rated Battery Range (km)
- entity: sensor.tesla_rated_battery_range_mi
name: Rated Battery Range (mi)
- entity: sensor.tesla_ideal_battery_range_km
name: Ideal Battery Range (km)
- entity: sensor.tesla_ideal_battery_range_mi
name: Ideal Battery Range (mi)
- entity: sensor.tesla_battery_level
name: Battery Level
- entity: sensor.tesla_usable_battery_level
name: Usable Battery Level
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_plugged_in
name: Plugged In
- entity: sensor.tesla_charge_energy_added
name: Charge Energy Added
- entity: sensor.tesla_charge_limit_soc
name: Charge Limit
- entity: binary_sensor.tesla_charge_port_door_open
name: Charge Port Door Open
- entity: sensor.tesla_charger_actual_current
name: Charger Current
- entity: sensor.tesla_charger_phases
name: Charger Phases
- entity: sensor.tesla_charger_power
name: Charger Power
- entity: sensor.tesla_charger_voltage
name: Charger Voltage
- entity: sensor.tesla_scheduled_charging_start_time
name: Scheduled Charging Start Time
- entity: sensor.tesla_time_to_full_charge
name: Time To Full Charge
- entity: sensor.tesla_tpms_pressure_fl
name: Front Left Tire Pressure (bar)
- entity: sensor.tesla_tpms_pressure_fl_psi
name: Front Left Tire Pressure (psi)
- entity: sensor.tesla_tpms_pressure_fr
name: Front Right Tire Pressure (bar)
- entity: sensor.tesla_tpms_pressure_fr_psi
name: Front Right Tire Pressure (psi)
- entity: sensor.tesla_tpms_pressure_rl
name: Rear Left Tire Pressure (bar)
- entity: sensor.tesla_tpms_pressure_rl_psi
name: Rear Left Tire Pressure (psi)
- entity: sensor.tesla_tpms_pressure_rr
name: Rear Right Tire Pressure (bar)
- entity: sensor.tesla_tpms_pressure_rr_psi
name: Rear Right Tire Pressure (psi)

Useful Automations

The below automations leverage TeslaMate MQTT topics to provide some useful automations

Garage Door Automation based on Tesla location

This automation triggers when the Tesla transitions from not_home to home. This means that the vehicle would have had to have been outside of the home zone previously, and returned home. You may want to add conditions here to improve accuracy, such as time of day.

automation.yaml
- alias: Open garage if car returns home
initial_state: on
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: device_tracker.tesla_location
from: "not_home"
to: "home"
action:
- service: switch.turn_on
entity_id: switch.garage_door_switch

Notification for Doors and Windows left open

The following set of automations and scripts will detect when a Tesla door, frunk, trunk or window is left open. The script will notify you after the defined time period (by default, 5 minutes). If you would like to customize how the notification is performed, you can edit the notify_tesla_open script which is called by all of the four notifications.

By default, the script will repeatedly notify every 5 minutes. Remove the recursive script.turn_on sequence in the notify_tesla_open script if you'd only like to be informed once.

We add the random 30 second interval after each notification to avoid clobbering the notification script when we have multiple things open at once. For example, opening the door will open the door and the window. If we don't delay the calls, we will only get a message about the window (as it is the last call to the script) and if we then close the window, we won't get notifications about other things left open. This results in more notifications but less chance on missing out on knowing something was left open.

automation.yaml

automation.yaml
- alias: Set timer if teslamate reports something is open to alert us
initial_state: on
trigger:
- platform: mqtt
topic: teslamate/cars/1/windows_open
payload: "true"
- platform: mqtt
topic: teslamate/cars/1/doors_open
payload: "true"
- platform: mqtt
topic: teslamate/cars/1/trunk_open
payload: "true"
- platform: mqtt
topic: teslamate/cars/1/frunk_open
payload: "true"
action:
- service: script.turn_on
data_template:
entity_id: script.notify_tesla_{{trigger.topic.split('/')[3]}}

- alias: Cancel notification if said door/window is closed
initial_state: on
trigger:
- platform: mqtt
topic: teslamate/cars/1/windows_open
payload: "false"
- platform: mqtt
topic: teslamate/cars/1/doors_open
payload: "false"
- platform: mqtt
topic: teslamate/cars/1/trunk_open
payload: "false"
- platform: mqtt
topic: teslamate/cars/1/frunk_open
payload: "false"
action:
- service: script.turn_off
data_template:
entity_id: script.notify_tesla_{{trigger.topic.split('/')[3]}}

script.yaml

script.yaml
notify_tesla_open:
alias: "Notify when something on the tesla is left open"
sequence:
- service: notify.notify_group
data_template:
title: "Tesla Notification"
message: "You have left the {{ whatsopen }} open on the Tesla!"
- service: script.turn_on
data_template:
entity_id: script.notify_tesla_{{ whatsopen }}_open

notify_tesla_doors_open:
sequence:
- delay:
minutes: 5
- delay:
seconds: "{{ range(0, 30)|random|int }}"
- service: script.turn_on
entity_id: script.notify_tesla_open
data:
variables:
whatsopen: "doors"

notify_tesla_frunk_open:
sequence:
- delay:
minutes: 5
- delay:
seconds: "{{ range(0, 30)|random|int }}"
- service: script.turn_on
entity_id: script.notify_tesla_open
data:
variables:
whatsopen: "frunk"

notify_tesla_trunk_open:
sequence:
- delay:
minutes: 5
- delay:
seconds: "{{ range(0, 30)|random|int }}"
- service: script.turn_on
entity_id: script.notify_tesla_open
data:
variables:
whatsopen: "trunk"

notify_tesla_windows_open:
sequence:
- delay:
minutes: 5
- delay:
seconds: "{{ range(0, 30)|random|int }}"
- service: script.turn_on
entity_id: script.notify_tesla_open
data:
variables:
whatsopen: "windows"

- id: plugin-tesla-notify
alias: Notify if Tesla not plugged in at night
trigger:
- platform: time
at: '19:30:00'
condition: and
conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: sensor.tesla_plugged_in
state: 'false'
action:
- service: notify.mobile_app_pixel_6_pro
data:
title: 🔌 Plug in your car 🚙
message: 'Tesla: {{states(''sensor.tesla_battery_level'')}}% - {{states(''sensor.tesla_ideal_range'')|round(0)}}
km'
initial_state: true
mode: single