General Motors announced that all of its electric vehicles will have bidirectional vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging capabilities by model year 2026.
Adding bidirectional charging powers will be “a game changer,” Sequeira said, “because it gives more customers the ability to unlock the value of their electric vehicle.”
The Energy Information Administration recently warned that two-thirds of North America could face electricity shortages when temperatures spike over the summer.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has criticized bidirectional charging as useless without stationary power storage like home batteries.
Sequeira said that bidirectional charging has only recently caught on because automakers were wary of stoking fears about EVs as detrimental to electrical grids.
Those fears continue to resonate, but Sequeira says customers are starting to see the value in EVs as “virtual power plants,” storing energy that can supplement the grid during times of peak demand.
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General Motors announced that all of its electric vehicles will have bidirectional vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging capabilities by model year 2026.
Adding bidirectional charging powers will be “a game changer,” Sequeira said, “because it gives more customers the ability to unlock the value of their electric vehicle.”
The Energy Information Administration recently warned that two-thirds of North America could face electricity shortages when temperatures spike over the summer.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has criticized bidirectional charging as useless without stationary power storage like home batteries.
Sequeira said that bidirectional charging has only recently caught on because automakers were wary of stoking fears about EVs as detrimental to electrical grids.
Those fears continue to resonate, but Sequeira says customers are starting to see the value in EVs as “virtual power plants,” storing energy that can supplement the grid during times of peak demand.
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