The refreshed Bolt has a practical LFP battery, charges 10-80% in just 26 minutes and brings V2H/V2G capability to an affordable EV.
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I was invited to a GM Event in San Francisco where GM made 3 big announcements:
GM activates Vehicle to Grid (V2G) for existing customers with no new hardware required
GM expands grid-scale battery storage with a big bet on sodium-ion
GM announces Energy Pass — one universal interface for public charging
GM just updated 250,000 EVs to sell power back to the grid
GM Energy introduces V2G support and new energy storage battery chemistry
GM Wants Your Electric Car to Power Your House—and Your Neighborhood
General Motors to build sodium-ion batteries for grid-scale storage - pv magazine Global
GM Is Making EV Charging A Lot Simpler With Energy Pass, NACS On All 2027 Models
TechCrunch Mobility: Inside GM's $900M EV battery gamble | TechCrunch
GM Doubles Down On Energy Business To Serve Data Center Electricity Demand
From cars to data centres, GM pushes into energy storage with three new battery deals
GM's next big bet: Turning EVs into power plants on wheels - The Korea Times
GM Diversifies Its Battery Technology
GM announcement enables utilities to tap 250k+ bidirectional EVs as grid storage, enough to power 120k homes for a week.
GM's Energy Pass unifies charging across Tesla Superchargers, IONNA and Electrify America and more in one app with seamless Plug…
GM developing sodium-ion for grid storage with Peak Energy for lower-cost, passively cooled systems using abundant US materials.
Faster charging, more modern infotainment, and a new LFP battery are highlights.
The new LFP battery pack has 262 miles of range and fast-charges at 150 kW.
GM has already put the basics in place. Roughly 250,000 of its electric vehicles on US roads can perform bidirectional charging –…
