GM’s next big bet: Turning EVs into power plants on wheels

The Korea Times

GM’s next big bet: Turning EVs into power plants on wheels

General Motors is pushing the car beyond its form, unveiling a strategy that could transform electric vehicles into active participants in the energy grid and expand the company’s role in the rapidly evolving power economy. At its GM Empower event held in San Francisco, Monday (local time), GM outlined a sweeping vision for an integrated energy ecosystem connecting electric vehicles, homes, public charging networks and large-scale energy storage systems. The announcements centered on vehicle-to-grid, or V2G, technology, which allows electric vehicles to send electricity back to the grid and function as distributed energy resources during periods of high demand. Sterling Anderson, GM’s executive vice president of global product and chief product officer, said the world is approaching a turning point in how mobility, computing and energy infrastructure intersect. “GM is working to help reduce pressure on the grid by leveraging both grid-scale energy storage and distributed energy resources powered by electric vehicles,” he said. The company also introduced Energy Pass, a new service

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