GM's EVs Will Offer Bi-Directional Charging by 2026

General Motors has an exciting few years ahead of it, as the automaker plans several new EVs before the end of the decade. Starting in 2026, GM’s electric vehicles will offer a clever bi-directional charging function that allows them to act as backup home generators or emergency EV chargers for other drivers.

GM will kick off the initiative with the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST, which rides on its Ultium platform. Beyond functioning as a generator, the function will allow owners to move and store energy as peak pricing surges. 

Other companies, including Hyundai and Kia, have developed similar tech for their EVs. GM’s approach is to build an ecosystem around its EVs, where the vehicle is at the center but does not present the entire value of the system. The automaker’s VP of charging and energy, Hoss Hassani, told Automotive News that GM’s “approach is very much an ecosystem approach. While the EV is at the center of the universe, it alone is not where all the value comes from, not for us as a business and not for the customer as an experience.

The automaker believes most early sales will come from markets where EVs have been growing faster than the rest of the nation, including California, Texas, and Michigan. Other automakers are coming around, with Tesla promising to roll the feature out by 2025.  

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