GM's New EVs Will Power Your Home By 2026

While it has been a decade since Nissan offered Vehicle-To-Home (V2H) bidirectional charging technology with the Leaf, other automakers are only starting to adopt it. The latest is General Motors, announcing that more Ultium-based EVs will get the tech.

The first models to receive the technology include the 2024 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado EV RST, GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, Chevrolet Blazer EV, Chevrolet Equinox, and Cadillac Lyriq. The recently-revealed Cadillac Escalade IQ is also planned to join the fray.

By 2026, the V2H bidirectional charging tech will be expanded across the retail portfolio of Ultium-based EVs.

This could indicate that more automakers like GM are looking to maximize the potential of EVs amid the growing electric car market globally. Ford, for example, is encouraging the widespread use of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology for more efficient grid energy management in the future.

One advantage prospective Ultium-based EV owners can benefit from is mitigating the impact of power outages. GM has yet to disclose additional information about its V2H tech, but looking at its rivals' Ford F-150 Lightning, the Blue Oval company claims its all-electric truck can power homes for 10 days.

The rollout of V2H will be supported by the company's energy subsidiary, GM Energy. Through GM Energy, Ultium Home bundles have been introduced - V2H Bundle, Energy System Bundle, and Energy Storage Bundle. The Energy Storage Bundle is a secondary energy source that non-EV owners can own.

"GM Energy's growing ecosystem of energy management solutions will help accelerate GM's vision of an all-electric future by further expanding access to even more benefits than EVs can offer," said Wade Sheffer, vice president of GM Energy.

"By integrating V2H across our entire Ultium-based portfolio, we are making this groundbreaking technology available to more consumers, with benefits that extend well beyond the vehicle itself, and at broader scale than ever before."