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Matt Wille

GM wants to use its electric vehicles as home backup generators

General Motors hopes its electric vehicles will some day be so electric they can power entire homes. The automaker is partnering with PG&E in California to try doing just that, in the hopes that its EVs could be utilized as powerful battery backups in the case of electrical outages.

“Not only is this a huge advancement for electric reliability and climate resiliency, it’s yet another advantage of clean-powered EVs, which are so important in our collective battle against climate change,” PG&E CEO Patti Poppe said in a press release.

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