GM launches home energy service to tap EV fleet as distributed power source

Aseem Kapur joins me to explain how GM plans to turn its massive EV fleet into a distributed virtual power plant.

First covered Jun 19, 2026 · 9:03 AM PT · 1 article

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7d Volts (David Roberts) America's flagship automaker enters the home energy market — Aseem Kapur joins me to explain how GM plans to turn its massive EV fleet into a distributed virtual power plant.

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Bluesky: @volts.wtf David Roberts · 7d ago · 52 ♥ Today on Volts: GM sells the second most EVs in the US, after Tesla. Now it's making a big push to harness that fleet of EVs to help power customers' homes & bolster the grid (V2H & V2G). Will normie car buyers pay extra for this? Will utilities cooperate? I talk with a GM…

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