All-electric vehicles offer myriad benefits, not the least of which is impressive energy storage capabilities. That includes the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV, which will offer bidirectional charging capable of providing backup energy to a home when properly equipped.
GM recently announced a collaborative effort with residential solar technology and energy services provider SunPower Corp. to develop a new home energy system capable of powering an entire home during a grid outage via onboard vehicle-to-home capabilities. New home energy system and installation services are set to commence alongside the retail launch of the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV in the Fall of the 2023 calendar year.
In addition, GM has named SunPower as the preferred EV charger installation provider, and exclusive solar provider. Chevy Silverado EV customers will have the option to install their new home energy system at the same time as their Silverado EV charger, or at a later date if preferred. What’s more, SunPower and GM will assess home electric system capability for bidirectional charging, while SunPower will also offer a home solar system for purchase.
Properly equipped, customers will be able to charge their Chevy Silverado EV using energy generated by rooftop solar panels, offsetting the cost of electricity from the grid. Customers will also be able to export energy from their vehicle to their home during peak hours, further offsetting electricity costs, will also relying on the system to provide energy in the event that the broader electricity grid undergoes an outage.
The 2024 Chevy Silverado EV was officially revealed in January at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show, with the well-equipped RST First Edition trim level and fleet-focused WT trim level both breaking cover. Under the skin, the Chevy Silverado EV rides on the GM BT1 platform, with GM Ultium battery technology and GM Ultium drive motor technology onboard for motivation. Range per charge is rated at upwards of 400 miles, with production set to take place at the GM Factory Zero plant in Michigan next year.
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Imagine getting cheap energy overnight and then being able to use that during the day (silently). I mean power outages are one thing… but this could save you money outright.
Cheap energy isn’t overnight anymore, it’s 12-3 PM when solar is at its peak. What you’re going to have to do is charge up at work, and use that at home, from sunset till midnight. Hope your boss likes tearing up the parking lot to subsidize your home power bill.
Every time you transfer power from one place to another, there is power loss.
That includes the cost of delivering home heating oil to your basement oil tank. Solar panels during the day has no transport cost to the storage unit of choice
imagine the cheap energy you use to Heat or cool your home no longer being cheap because of supply and demand? Basically similar to Ethanol Gas. And then also finding that the 30-45 minutes lost to a DC fast charger costs 3 times as much as a level 2 charger that requires hours to fully charge, and the cost is similar to a full tank of gas you could have filled inside of 5-10 minutes.
Still They really need to drop this on the world sooner than later and in far larger qty than ford has currently.
Seriously don’t know who down votes that… but I can assure you as an EV owner, electricity is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY cheaper at night.
Not in California. Charging at noon costs you the same as charging at midnight, both are off-peak. Peak rates are 4-9 PM or 5-8 PM.
California is always an exception of how to manage your electrical power.
Arizona’s peak is 3-7 PM, Hawaii is 5-10 PM. Natural consequence of having a ton of solar on your grid.
Obviously, if you’re charging at night, you’re using 0 solar, so where’s that power coming from?
Coal! The ultimate fossil fuel!
more often than not it is actually Natural Gas, though a lot more than previously also comes from wind or those pesky dams that have been around since forever.
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Most backward state in the union, some might say.
Forcing people to buy all electric vehicles lawn equipment, etc…. What’s going to happen during a rolling blackout? Answer California will be at a stand still
You don’t have to buy.
Not in my area, it’s the same price 24/7/365, but I don’t mind, I don’t want an EV. Of course, if we ever get to the point that electricity demand at night, due to EV charging, approaches daytime demand, it will no longer be discounted at night, that’s temporary. Same as road use taxes, states are already assessing road use taxes for EV’s that aren’t paying gas/fuel taxes at the pump. There are no free lunches.
half price 9pm to 9am in Michigan!
GM is going into full home and vehicle energy storage like Tesla.
These systems are very similar and will be coming from a number of companies. Generac also has a similar collection and storage system.
I expect home generators to be killed in a number of places using California regulations. These systems will be popular in these areas.
I may replace my generator before it gets here. Mine is getting old but still works great.
This is exactly what Ford is offering in the F-150 Lightning right now. It was announced by Ford last year. Search the Ford Authority pages for this.
we all know. funny part is they also offered the lightning for 39,995 to force Chevy to do the same, yet they have removed the 300 mile battery from the pro models, they have raised the base price 7K and they have only made 2800 of them in entirety. I would not be surprised at all if they removed the option on the lightning to save a chip/module so they can sell more Gas F150’s
I guess you could call this truck bidirectional curious…..
Remember GM’s from the 60’s and 70’s had bidirectional fuel fillers under the rear bumpers and license plates, ahead of their time, until it was deemed a fire hazard in rear-end collisions.
Since Mary Barra is envious of Musk’s paycheck – she obviously is copying every single thing Tesla is doing – including having few vehicles actually for sale, and none at the dealerships.
Mary Barra took home more than $23 million in total compensation for 2020. currently she is taking $2.1 million in salary. $14.6 million in stock awards. $4 million in option awards. Nearly $7.6 million in incentive plan compensation.
She is listed as one of the wealthiest women in the country, unfortunately though, the tesla method of cutting out the middle man does seem to be the route all are taking. Ford is as well. It is a paradigm shift and honestly my experience with Stealerships is rarely good, so if it helps in that regard, I might at some point be ok with order online at one price. but I am still not super enthused yet.
Saturn had this way before Tesla was even dreamed of. {no haggle}
No haggle is available at every dealership and has been since the beginning of time….just pay whatever the asking price is and take the car home.
Tah-dah.
If you think the traditional “stealership” is bad, wait until they are all owned by the corporation with 0 ties to the local community and no competition between dealers…..