Starting In 2026, All GM Electric Vehicles Can Supply Home Electricity

Silverado EV RST 2024. (Doc. General Motors)

JAKARTA - A revolutionary step was announced by General Motors (GM) today, Thursday, August 8. Starting in 2026, all electric vehicles (EVs) produced by GMs can supply electrical energy at their owners' homes.

This technology allows consumers to store and transfer energy to help reduce their daily electricity needs while at the same time being able to overcome the impact of power outages.

This is a sophisticated feature that electric vehicles can offer, and GM has clearly seen a large enough value to make it a priority in its product lineup.

"GM's growing energy management will help accelerate GM's vision of a fully electric future by expanding access to more benefits that EVs can offer," said Wade Sheffer, GM Energy's Vice President, in an official statement from the company, August 8.

He added, by integrating car-to-house (V2H) charging to all Ultium GM-based vehicle portfolios, GM electric vehicles will be more beneficial for consumers to exceed the function of the vehicle itself.

By charging the car outside the house, especially with fast charging, and then using the car to supply energy to the house, there is the potential to reduce electricity bills.

The first vehicles to receive this feature are Chevrolet Silverado EV RST 2024 and GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 2024, both of which will be equipped with V2H, along with Cadillac Lyriq 2024 and the upcoming IQ Escalade. Chevrolet Blazer EV and Equinox EV 2024 will also receive V2H charging, extending features that were previously more discussed only for large trucks.

However, not only preparing the car, but the houses that own the vehicle also need to be equipped with Ultium Home with an AC PowerShift 19.2 kW charger belonging to GM, which is specially designed for V2H operations. With this, it allows transfers of up to 9.6 kW of electrical energy from vehicles to home, as well as safe to cut off connections from the network during blackouts.

Car-to-house charging is an interesting feature that many automotive manufacturers are paying attention to. Ford has advertised it for potential use on F-150 Lighting since its launch, while Volkswagen and Rivian are also exploring this technology.