GM And PG&E Pilot Will Turn Electric Cars Into Outage Saviors
GM And PG&E Pilot Will Turn Electric Cars Into Outage Saviors General Motors and PG&E are kicking off a bidirectional charging pilot, taking advantage of the big batteries in electric vehicles to provide outage alternatives without traditional whole-home or gas generators. The collaboration will see new EV chargers that are capable of both charging a vehicle from a home’s electricity supply, and of taking electricity back from the car and using it to power the home, fitted in a number of California homes before the end of 2022....