Normal Motors broadcasts that it’s going to combine bidirectional vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging know-how in all of its upcoming electrical fashions primarily based on the Ultium platform from the 2026 mannequin yr.
The providing is a part of the brand new GM Power enterprise unit, which was spun off from the primary firm final October. Among the many first autos to obtain the V2H capabilities are the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST, GMC Sierra EV Denali Version 1, Chevrolet Blazer EV, Chevrolet Equinox EV, 2024 Cadillac Lyriq and the upcoming Cadillac Escalade IQ.
Normal Motors additionally factors to ‘the GM Power Cloud’, which is “a software program platform which can enable customers to handle the switch of vitality between relevant and related GM Power property and the house.” This expanded providing comes as GM needs to supply a “holistic strategy to vitality administration,” for which the GM Power enterprise unit has been set as much as assist broaden the system.
The precise technical specs for the system haven’t been revealed but, nevertheless, as GM explains that “data on extra availability of V2H know-how and particular timing of V2H rollout to particular person car fashions shall be offered in future updates” of their announcement.
“GM Power’s rising ecosystem of vitality administration options will assist speed up GM’s imaginative and prescient of an all-electric future by additional increasing entry to much more advantages that EVs can provide,” mentioned Wade Sheffer, vp, GM Power. “By integrating V2H throughout our complete Ultium-based portfolio, we’re making this groundbreaking know-how accessible to extra shoppers, with advantages that reach nicely past the car itself, and at broader scale than ever earlier than.”
As well as, GM Power is operating a V2H pilot undertaking with Pacific Gasoline and Electrical Firm (PG&E) to allow residential prospects to make use of their electrical autos along with a bi-directional charger as a backup energy provide throughout short-term energy outages. After preliminary lab checks, the 2 firms plan to broaden the V2H providing to a bunch of residential prospects in PG&E’s service territory.
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