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Vistra to launch free daily at-home EV charging

By Samuel Grom
December 3, 2022

Vistra says it will launch a new technology-enabled retail electricity product through its flagship brand, TXU Energy, to use electric vehicle data to allow free daily home charging. The company says the solution will provide power backed by 100% renewable sources.

With TXU Energy Free EV Miles, Vistra says customers will get a 100% discount on all home EV charging every evening from 7 p.m. through 1 p.m. the next day. This allows for 125 hours of charging time each week for free. Customers will see their free charging usage and free miles on each monthly billing statement.

Vistra says if an owner needs to charge outside of the free hours, they will pay a fixed rate – the same as the rest of their home.

GM, Samsung SDI to invest $3B in U.S. EV battery manufacturing

The companies say they plan to jointly operate the new facility, which will go live in 2026.

By David Sickels
May 18, 2023

General Motors and Samsung SDI say they plan to invest more than $3 billion to build a new battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States that is targeted to begin operations in 2026. The plant will have more than 30 GWh of capacity and will bring GM's total U.S. battery cell capacity to about 160 GWh when it is at full production.