GM Unveils 'GM Empower' Strategy for Electrification Ecosystem, Former Tesla Executive Takes Center Stage

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General Motors (GM) held the 'GM Empower' event on June 9 (local time) in San Francisco, USA, to unveil its electrification and energy technology strategy.

The event presented GM's battery and energy strategy to address surging electricity demand and energy infrastructure burdens. GM is expanding its technology vision beyond vehicles to include homes, public charging, and commercial energy infrastructure, announcing major plans related to V2G (Vehicle-to-Grid) technology, Energy Pass, and energy storage systems (ESS).

Sterling Anderson, GM Senior Vice President of Global Product and Chief Product Officer (CPO), stated that this is a turning point to re-examine the relationship between mobility, computing, and global energy infrastructure. He pledged to contribute to alleviating grid burdens by utilizing grid-scale storage and distributed energy resources based on electric vehicles together. For reference, he previously served as the head of the Model X program at Tesla for 16 years. GM plans to expand electric vehicles as distributed energy resources based on V2G technology.

Along with this, GM unveiled a new service called 'Energy Pass' to simplify the public charging experience. This service supports public charging search, usage, and payment within GM brand apps in the United States and Canada. It focuses on integrating the previously complex public charging process into a single GM user experience to provide an intuitive and consistent experience for EV customers. In the commercial energy sector, GM is expanding battery technology beyond the vehicle's power system.

GM is expanding its energy storage technology portfolio through next-generation sodium-ion batteries for grid-scale ESS and the utilization of second-life batteries. Ultimately, GM plans to build an integrated energy ecosystem connecting home energy systems, public charging, and commercial ESS, extending the value of electrification beyond vehicles.

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