GM electric vehicles to power homes in a new California pilot program
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The former Detroit-Hamtramck plant is set for production, just two years after GM made the huge $2.2 billion investment in the renovation of the facility. This will allow the company to produce a range of electric trucks and SUVs.
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DETROIT – General MotorsA pilot program has been announced by Tuesday Pacific Gas and Electric Co.California would allow its electric cars to power homes in case of power failure or power loss.
Mary Barra, GM CEO said that Tuesday’s announcement was “really significant” because this is another advantage to owning an electric car. CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”
Similar capabilities are offered by automakers such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Toyota. Ford MotorFord’s electric F-150 Lightning pickup, which is due to be released this spring. Ford has joined forces with a solar company Sunrun. Starting an electric vehicle Lucid GroupIt also revealed similar capabilities. $169,000 Air sedan.
Select PG&E utility customers will take part in the pilot this summer, Barra said.
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