V2G Program In California Kicks Off The Future

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Last Updated on: 18th April 2025, 12:42 am

There are actually not a lot of things that are different about electric cars compared to gasoline-powered cars for owners. You can recharge at home instead of having to go to a gas station. You have instant torque. You don’t have to go for oil changes. And you may need to be a little more attentive to charging options along your route if you plan to go on a long road trip. But there’s one more thing that EVs offer that gets a lot less attention, because we’re not yet at a scale where it’s a big deal — but it will be. That matter is vehicle-to-everything capability (vehicle-to-grid, vehicle-to-home, vehicle-to-load, vehicle-to-robocop, etc.).

A new program in Northern California is especially exciting in this regard. The program is one of the most advanced and innovative I’ve seen. I recently sat down with GM Energy’s Chief Revenue Officer, Aseem Kapur, and Director of Clean Energy Transportation at PG&E Lydia Krefta to discuss a new Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) pilot program, which is being offered to GM EV owners in Northern California at the moment. GM EV owners can now enroll and get up to $4,500 in incentives to unlock the power of bidirectional charging — they can supply energy back to their home, or eventually even to the grid.