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Electric car as a backup power source in the house

09.03.2022

American General Motors Co. launches a pilot project where the company's electric vehicles can be used as backup power sources in customers' homes.

The project will be implemented jointly with Pacific Gas and Electric Company, the key operating company of the California generating PG&E Corporation.

The first tests are planned to be carried out closer to the summer, larger ones - by the end of this year. It is assumed that electricity from a charged electric car will be transferred to the house automatically using special software and data transfer protocols.

PG&E CEO Patty Poppy said that the ability to use electric vehicles as a backup power source will be a significant advantage, as well as help in the fight against climate change.

A similar project is currently underway by Ford Motor and Sunrun Inc. The latter is one of the leaders in the US solar energy market.

The launch of the experiment is scheduled for this spring.

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