Jun 2022
GM Patent a Way to Charge Two EV’s
General Motors is experimenting with battery technology, they have announced a feature that will allow its Ultium packs to recapture waste heat from the normal vehicle operations and use it to extend the range. They have also worked on a patent for possibility for two charge ports and the ability to charge two vehicles off of one DC fast charger.
The new patent application filed by GM will use the two ports to do multiple things such as charge multiple EVs in a daisy chain set up. This kind of battery has been confirmed for the Hummer EV as well as the upcoming Chevy Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV models.