DIMO driving data

DIMO pays for vehicle telemetry. Tesla and other EVs connect via built-in APIs; other modern cars use a $100 OBD-II dongle. Pre-2008 cars are not compatible.

DIMO price

$0.0065

model score

0.74

1. Car compatibility

DIMO needs an OBD-II port (most cars 2008+) or Tesla API (built-in for EVs).

Tesla / EVBuilt-in API · no hardware neededModern car (2008+)DIMO LTE R1 OBD-II dongle (~$129)Older car (pre-2008)No OBD-II port · not compatible

2. Driving time

Hours behind the wheel. Note: DIMO Baseline Issuance does NOT pay per hour — it splits a fixed weekly pool by points (see the note below). Hours are a rough proxy here.

hrs / week

3. Trip variety

DIMO rewards diverse driving data. Same commute every day pays less.

Same routes daily (0.7×)Mixed routes (1.0× baseline)Lots of different routes (1.3×)

4. Data sharing level

Higher data sharing earns more but means more telemetry leaves your vehicle.

Basic (0.5×)Lower earnings · minimal data shared

Standard (1.0× baseline)Balanced · location and driving metrics

Premium (1.5×)Higher earnings · full driving data shared

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