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GM thinks EVs can help offset AI’s energy suck with vehicle-to-grid tech
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TL;DR
- General Motors is activating new vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities for its current EV and home energy customers.
- This initiative aims to utilize the energy in hundreds of thousands of EV batteries to help stabilize the electrical grid, especially with increasing demand from AI data centers.
- GM is releasing a new commercial energy storage system strategy using developed sodium-ion batteries for grid applications.
- A new feature called Energy Pass will simplify public charging for EV owners by allowing them to find, start, and pay for charging across multiple third-party operators.
- GM is already testing V2G in partnerships with PG&E in Northern California and DTE Energy in Michigan.
- The company is also working on industrial-scale energy storage solutions with Peak Energy using sodium-ion chemistry and with Redwood Materials for energy storage from US-manufactured and second-life EV packs.