Ford and GM jump into battery energy storage systems. But they must play catch up to Tesla, and to this worldwide BESS leader.
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Tesla, GM And Ford Converge On The BESS Market. Here's What That Means.
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03:23 PM ET 07/01/2026
A decade after Tesla decided to repurpose electric-vehicle batteries to outfit battery energy storage systems (BESS) for power grids, its Detroit rivals Ford and General Motors finally did the same. If at first Tesla's decision raised eyebrows among investors, it has since become one of the principal reasons the EV maker has such devoted investors. Since the 2015 launch of…
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