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March 8, 2022 01:30 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/8/22965919/gm-pge-ev-charging-grid-home-california
GM is working with PG&E to turn electric vehicles into a virtual power grid in California
General Motors and utility Pacific Gas and Electric are teaming up to determine how electric vehicles can be used to power people’s homes during a blackout — or even feed power back into the grid during times of peak demand. The pilot will take place in PG&E’s home state of California, where wildfires are putting strain on the state’s energy infrastructure.
GM is the latest automaker to team up with a utility around the idea of “vehicle-to-grid” technology. (PG&E has also partnered with BMW around a similar idea.) The idea is to use bi-directional charging equipment to push and pull energy from electric vehicles at any given time. In essence, it treats high-capacity batteries as not only tools to power EVs but backup storage cells for...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/8/22965919/gm-pge-ev-charging-grid-home-california
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