EV ChitChat
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Say it your way.

Alexa needs a skill name to route your request. An Alexa Routine removes that step, so you can say whatever feels natural and still get an answer from your Tesla, or start the climate. Each one takes about a minute to set up.

How to add one

  1. Open the Alexa app and go to More, then Routines.
  2. Tap the plus button, then When this happens, then Voice.
  3. Type the phrase you want to say, for example Tesla battery.
  4. Tap Add action, then Custom.
  5. Type the matching action below exactly, then save.

Recipes

Start here · You say“Alexa, Good morning, Tesla”
Custom actionask Chit Chat for a Tesla summary

Charge, range, plug state, lock state and cabin temperature in one answer.

You say“Alexa, Tesla battery”
Custom actionask Chit Chat for my car status

Battery level, charging state and charge limit.

You say“Alexa, Can I make it”
Custom actionask Chit Chat how far I can go

Estimated range at the current charge.

You say“Alexa, Is it done charging”
Custom actionask Chit Chat when charging will finish

Time remaining to your charge limit.

You say“Alexa, Did I lock the car”
Custom actionask Chit Chat if my car is locked

Lock state, without waking the car.

You say“Alexa, How hot is the car”
Custom actionask Chit Chat how hot it is in my car

Cabin and outside temperature.

You say“Alexa, Cool the car”
Custom actionask Chit Chat to start climate

Starts cabin climate. Needs the virtual key paired and the car awake.

You say“Alexa, Climate off”
Custom actionask Chit Chat to stop climate

Turns cabin climate off.

You say“Alexa, Melt the ice”
Custom actionask Chit Chat to melt the ice

Maximum defrost on the glass.

You say“Alexa, Road trip”
Custom actionask Chit Chat to prep for a road trip

Charges to full. Afterward, say you are done with the road trip.

Add it to a routine you already use

The same custom action works inside any existing routine. Adding ask Chit Chat if my car is plugged in to a goodnight routine answers the question before you are already in bed wondering.

Notes

  • Routines match the phrase you typed fairly literally, so pick words you will actually say.
  • Avoid smart-home words. If your phrase contains set, turn on, mode, limit, or normal, Alexa may look for a device named Chit Chat and answer “couldn’t find that device.” Everyday wording works better: “prep for a road trip” and “done with the road trip” both route reliably. Either “ask” or “tell” is fine.
  • Routines sidestep this entirely: the custom action is sent to the skill directly, so a Routine works even when the same phrase spoken aloud would be intercepted.
  • Your EV ChitChat account must be linked in the Alexa app first.
  • Scheduled routines cannot read a parked Tesla, because the car sleeps and EV ChitChat will not wake it. Voice-triggered routines are the reliable kind today.

Voice shortcuts · Updated August 24, 2026