Way back in August 2019, GM Authority reported that General Motors and EV Connect partnered together to deliver real-time charging data to the owners of select GM electric vehicles. Now, the two entities have expanded upon this collaboration with compatibility between EV Connect’s Plug and Charge system and GM vehicles through apps.
Following this new capability, GM drivers can now plug in and charge their vehicles on the EV Connect network without swiping a payment card or scanning an RFID tag at roughly 200 compatible DC fast chargers across the United States.
It’s worth noting that more Plug and Charge-capable charging stations will likely be added regularly for GM drivers over the course of the 2024 calendar year.
“This collaboration helps to relieve GM EV drivers from one of the most common friction points of the charging process, enhancing the EV ownership experience, and holds the potential to drive EV adoption further,” EV Connect Head of Commercial Vice President Jon Leicester claimed in a prepared statement. “EV Connect and GM share a mission to simplify the EV ownership experience, and this agreement is another important step in that direction. I am delighted to continue our work with GM toward making EV charging hassle-free and convenient.”
Notably, EV Connect boasted a total of 6,000 charge ports as of 2019.
The ideal behind this collaboration is to help simplify EV public charging, give drivers access to a hassle-free fast charging experience, and enable customers to spend less time initiating charging sessions and avoid scanning, swiping, or inputting billing information. With a one-time enrollment through a GM vehicle app, drivers are able to opt-in to the Plug and Charge technology in order to start charging in their vehicle at participating stations.
Furthermore, Plug and Charge-enabled stations will be identifiable through a filter in the GM apps, thus allowing drivers to locate and use charging stations quickly.
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So is the charger somehow getting a VIN number to allow quick startup charging or?
All that sounds good for summer driving. What are you to do during the winter months?
Can I through a BS flag! How hard can it be to place a RFID tag with all the car info and then just swipe a credit card. Almost could be as painless as filling up my ICE vehicles here.
GM is finally catching up with Tesla. Plug and play is easier than filling an ICE car.
I can’t see GM doing much of anything right lately. Their EV Concierge is a joke.. I sent them a picture of my title to the car, and also the battery software recall was done in december, 2023 to qualify for the $1,400 Visa Card. Its now almost Feb 2024 and still no progress toward APPLYING for the card. Probably take another month to have the card actually mailed to me.
I have 6 months to apply for the $500 credit for fast charging that EVGO gives with purchase of a new Bolt EV in 2024. Too bad that not even the EV EXPERT at my large dealership knows how to do that.. I HAD TO tell HIM what format number EVGO was looking for….We’ll see if several weeks of escalation at the EV Concierge will finally turn up the authorization code.
Blazer EV almost a laughing stock – since GM wants the derogatory laughter to stop, they’ve stopped sales.
Some LYRIQs are taken off the market. The AWD Model I was loaned for a month I understand has been quarantined. My 2wd LYRIQ is back in my possesion, with a new Propulsion battery and a 12 volt battery that now will not go dead. But it took a couple of detroit consultants to make it happen and realign the Long Range Radar for the SuperCruise..
Their highest selling plug-in models, the Bolt ev and euv, have been discontinued in december and who knows when a replacement will happen…. Right now these are the only plug ins they can sell , the problem is once they are all gone, they are all gone.
Wow GM…. 200 chargers will be a game changer for the US!