General Motors on Wednesday detailed its first vehicle-to-home (V2H) two-way charging hardware, allowing electric vehicles to act as a backup power source at home.
The Ultium Home V2H package includes an AC home charger, dubbed the PowerShfit Charger, which allows the vehicles to discharge power from their battery pack, along with a Power Kit that adds an inverter and “startup” battery dark”. The charger itself is rated for 19.2 kW, but the maximum discharge capacity is 9.6 kW.
GM Ultium Home V2H Package
V2H chargers and hardware can be paired with PowerBank battery energy storage for larger backup power capacity and powered by solar energy. GM plans to offer 10.6 kWh and 17.7 kWh options, along with an inverter for solar integration.
GM will refer customers to SunPower, already the automaker’s preferred EV charger installer, to install Ultium Home V2H hardware. However, the automaker did not discuss pricing or delivery times. It’s also unclear which GM models will be compatible with these packages.
Chevrolet Silverado EV 2024 with GM Ultium Home energy system
GM first introduced these upcoming Ultium Home systems, according to a new GM energy businesslast October. At that time, it suggested the system could launch with Chevy Silverado EV 2024. Ford its systematic pricing to the rival F-150 Lightning in May 2022, right before the first deliveries, and that system could cost around $6,000 including installation.
GM has also begun to see how its vehicles can do more than power individual homes—by backing up the grid themselves—with a California pilot program. Announced in 2022, the program is attended by residential customers of utility company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E).
