General Motors today announced its new Ultium Charge 360 service, which it describes as a “holistic charging approach” that integrates charging networks, GM vehicle mobile apps, and other products and services to simplify the overall charging experience for GM EV owners.
Through Ultium Charge 360, GM hopes to relieve some of the range anxiety experienced by EV owners by making it easier to find charging stations nearby and pay for charge time. The “holistic charging approach” will see the automaker partner with a variety of third-party charging companies, as well as electric utility operators and government agencies, to set up more charging stations at workplaces and other public areas.
Thanks to Ultium Charge 360, GM EV owners will also enjoy a more intuitive mobile experience with regard to vehicle smartphone apps, which will now make navigating to a charging station and paying for charging time much easier.
Additionally, GM says it is “working to offer EV owners charging accessories and installation services tailored to their lifestyle.” For example, the automaker says it will cover the standard installation of a Level 2 at-home charger for eligible customers who purchase or lease a 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV or 2022 Chevy Bolt EV. This is made possible thanks to a new collaboration between GM and Qmerit, a California-based installer of EV charging stations.
“GM agrees with the customer need for a robust charging experience that makes the transition to an EV seamless and helps drive mass adoption,” said GM chief EV officer, Travis Hester. “As we launch 30 EVs globally by the end of 2025, Ultium Charge 360 simplifies and improves the at-home charging experience and the public charging experience – whether it’s community-based or road-trip charging.”
GM says it “will continue to provide updates about Ultium Charge 360,” in the coming months, including new collaborations with charging station installers and operators.
The rollout of Ultium Charge 360 comes just as GM prepares to release an onslaught of new battery-powered products this year and early next year, which will include the 2022 Chevy Bolt EV and Bolt EUV, GMC Hummer EV pickup and the Cadillac Lyriq crossover.
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Why make it easier? Shouldn’t mary try to get people into PROFITABLE GAS cars? Shareholders think so.
The picture above says it all. You need a personal garage to charge especially in cold climates. Imagine if there a multiple EV cars in one household. Logistic problems for sure.
I own a 2017 Bolt premier, Michigan resident, at 0 degrees F, you get about a 40% drop in range. And charging is slow, this car had to be garaged for the severe cold, but 20 degrees or so, it was fine, even with the range reduction. Mine does not live in a garage, but if you experience very cold regularly, it wouldn’t be practical without one.
75% of the people who are lucky enough to own a house with a garage have so much c**p in there, the car never gets into the garage. Time to buy more self store it space…..
We have a single car garage, but the Corvette is in it and the 2 full-size Cadillac sedans are on the driveway. We are looking to replace one of the Caddys next year, but it’ll be an ICE since we travel more than 350-400 miles in a day and don’t want to spend 24 hours someplace trying to charge an EV.
Good ole Mary needs to pull her head our of her a$$ and the shareholders need to get her out before she sinks GM.
I know the whole global warming, fossil fuel argument, but how are we going to generate enough electricity and kill an already over-taxed and degrading infrastructure with all the EV’s that are supposedly going to be sold? Oh, I forgot…the $4 trillion plan that was laid out! Good luck!
You can drive 400 miles in a day with a Mach-E or Chevy Bolt or Tesla Model 3 with one, 15 minute charging stop. Not 24 hours, lol.
What people keep failing to remember is when they bought their first dvd player it was $1000 and now 39.99 at your local cvs. So will battery keep coming down but god forbid if we move on have other options….hahah. Give em back the horse and buggy. They should thank all those willing to move off so that they have more gas to burn cheaper because of less demand but when its time to pay fully for those things please do alone when no one else wants them.
Can be much worse Melania – A Hummer EV will take a week.
No one is claiming there will be zero work for Electricians. Small one-time expense. Now how much of that GM will cover is up for grabs. But it wouldn’t really matter if they didn’t cover any of it.
Why would you need to charge for 24 Hours somewhere during your Road Trip?
The 400 miles-in-a-day EV cars will be showing up in a few years along with vastly expanding solar, wind, and even Gen IV nuclear reactors all of which will gradually replace fossil fuel-based energy systems. We have no real choice with the worsening global warming problem. Mary is ahead of her time and GM will be launching into the future alongside E. Musk!
I am guessing you have not seen Michael Moore’s (“Roger and Me”) latest documentary “Planet of the Humans” which shoots huge holes in that scenario. It is available on YouTube for free. He has become persona non grata with the liberal crowd that used to view him as a virtual god.
Too bad the dinosaurs didn’t make the same changes back in the day, they may still be around today . . . We are just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. See you on the other side my friend. It’s inevitable.
Until some auto manufacturer comes up with a BEV (not exceeding $45K!!!) with a highway range of at least 500 miles, I will stay with Hybrid vehicles (Batt-EV & gasoline). My current vehicle for travel is a 2018 Honda Clarity (Plug-in HYBRID), which can easily make 400-420 miles (operating as a hybrid) w/o refueling – i.e. no range anxiety even though fuel tank capacity is specified at 7.3 gallons. My previous hybrid was a 2010 Honda Insight (MILD_HYBRID), which made 535 & 550 miles on 2 trips intentionally pushing range w/o refueling. Range (battery only) for the Clarity is consistently 47-48 miles on 17 kWH battery stack. The performance of the Insight can best be described as “anemic,” whereas the Clarity is much more lively, rides much better than the Insight and very good rear-passenger leg-room for tall people. However, I am not impressed with the very noisy Michelin “Run-Flat” tires on the Clarity – very noisy certain types of asphalt pavement. I personally rate Toyota, Honda and Tesla as the most “experienced” automobile manufacturers of Hybrid/BEV vehicles. However, The Chevrolet Volt has an excellent reliability rating, even though not many were actually sold!
Why 500 unless your a traveling salesman? Most people dont even drive 50 miles a day! Hahaha. And it will get to faster loading just as cell phones progressed so will EVs. Should I show you what the first cell phone brick looked like. Well that was a sight to see if you owned one at first YET we have them.
For me, EVs need to have at least 400 miles range to be taken seriously. The range drops significantly in real life. I live in Washington state, so it rains and is overcast 7, 8 months a year. On any given day between October and April you have to turn on the headlights, windshield wipers, rear defog, and heat. 400 miles may really be near 250 miles. Add to that the notorious traffic jam and I am real nervous.
Your only valid point for me is the heating while they have elements until they start using heat pumps in all cars. Meanwhile the electric seat and steering wheels makes up for it even in NY winters. So I think one can survive easily inyour area!
I sure hope GMs involvement improves charging experiences at EVgo fast chargers for us owners of older GM EVs like the Chevy Spark EVs. Taking care of all GM EV owners will assure a newer EV purchaser will likely buy another GM product in future.
UPDATE:
Not sure if it’s from many Spark EV owners complaining to or working with EVgo tech support ot if GM figured it out but the EVgo charging issues many of us experienced seems to be resolved. I have successfully charged 7 x in row and the same for others so it looks like the problem has been resolved at least for the BTC chargers. There is hope.