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Updated GM Supercharges Grid Ambitions: Sodium-Ion Batteries and EVs Join Forces in Virtual Power Plant Push
Cars and batteries are becoming grid assets, not just products to buy and plug in.
What is this trend?
Automakers are pairing alternative battery chemistries with bidirectional EV charging to turn fleets into flexible grid capacity, easing storage shortages and creating new energy-market value.
- EVs are shifting from load to supply, with bidirectional charging enabling fleets to support the grid.
- Lower-cost, supply-chain-resilient battery chemistries are gaining traction for large-scale storage.
- Software and open standards are the glue that makes distributed assets usable at scale.
- Virtual power plants can unlock new revenue streams while improving grid flexibility and resilience.
- The model matters most where electrification, data-center demand, and storage bottlenecks are colliding.
What’s the latest?
Vehicle-to-grid programs and long-duration storage mandates are unlocking gigawatts of flexible, customer-driven capacity, with new technologies and incentive models poised to transform how California
How it developed earlier updates
GM is racing past the car business, turning hundreds of thousands of EVs and new sodium-ion batteries into a power-hungry grid’s secret weapon.
GM Supercharges Grid Ambitions: Sodium-Ion Batteries and EVs Join Forces in Virtual Power Plant Push
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