GM Energy's plan to turn its EV fleet into a virtual power plant
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David Roberts
Summary
GM Energy executive Aseem Kapur discusses General Motors' strategy for bidirectional EV charging and home energy management. The conversation covers turning GM's EV fleet into a distributed virtual power plant, the challenges of working with thousands of different utility companies across the US, and how to convince consumers to view their vehicles as grid assets that can provide backup power and energy savings.
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· 3 pulledWe dig into the practicalities of turning hundreds of thousands of EVs into mobile backup generators
How to navigate a patchwork of 4,000 different utilities
What it takes to get everyday consumers to see their cars as grid assets
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