EVs play critical role in power grid resilience

Super slow on the uptake, but mainstream finally seeing the play here.

General Motors on Tuesday announced a pilot program with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in California that would make its electric vehicles capable of powering a home in the event of a power outage or grid failure.

“This is really significant because it’s another benefit of owning an electric vehicle,” GM CEO Mary Barra said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”  Here is a direct video link.

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