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SDG&E & General Motors to Explore Vehicle-to-Grid and Vehicle-to-Home Technology

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San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and General Motors today announced an agreement to investigate the feasibility of integrating bidirectional EVs into the electric grid as a local energy resource.

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GM’s exploring V2H, V2G, and Virtual Power Plant capabilities for EVs

Electrek

General Motors (GM) is looking to accelerate the adoption of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities in EVs. A new partnership with San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) will investigate integrating bidirectional charging into the grid to improve energy distribution.

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Battery500 Consortium awarded $75M for Phase 2 of research

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Beyond PNNL, collaborators continuing from Phase 1 are Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Binghamton University, the University of Texas at Austin, Stanford University, the University of California at San Diego, and the University of Washington.

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Study identifies main culprit behind lithium metal battery failure; counters conventional wisdom

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Shirley Meng, a nanoengineering professor at UC San Diego. For example, in an electrolyte specially designed by Meng’s collaborators at General Motors, lithium deposits as dense, column-shaped chunks. Schuller at UC San Diego, which is supported in part by the Office of Basic Energy Science, US Department of Energy.

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The New Chevy Blazer EV Has Stumbled Twice in Recent Tests - Hard

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General Motors’ fortunes are tied heavily to its new Ultium EV technology. The publication saw eight warning lights during its trip between Los Angeles and San Diego. It underpins several existing and upcoming models and is the basis of the automaker’s EV efforts, costing billions of dollars and years of development.

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DOE and partners announce V2X collaboration

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Lucid Motors), the National Electrical Contractors Association – Los Angeles, Nissan, Nuvve Holding Corp., Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Rhombus, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, and Zeem Solutions. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Lucid Group, Inc.

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Maven deploying its first all-electric shared-use fleet in Austin; 20 Chevy Bolts

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Maven Gig drivers have taken trips from San Francisco to Portland (~635 miles) and from San Diego to Los Angeles (~120 miles). —Julia Steyn, vice president, General Motors Urban Mobility and Maven. Maven is excited to offer an all-electric fleet of shared vehicles for the gig economy.

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