One is for drawing power from an external source, just like every other EV. The second charge port is connected to a bi-directional charger, and the battery management system is able to charge the ...

GM is looking to patent a feature that will turn its electric vehicles into gigantic power strips, four-wheeled, multi-thousand-pound versions of the beige gang of outlets tucked behind your TV or ...

The same would work for EV owners with two or more EVs at home. Multiple vehicles could charge from the same wall plug, with internal circuitry handling power management. With one port meant for ...

Tesla was early in making electric vehicles, so its choice of charge port location was important and influential. Peter Rawlinson was the chief designer of Tesla’s Model S, its first EV designed ...