General Motors takes on Tesla with new energy division

The car maker is now selling electric vehicle chargers, solar panels and other energy products to EV owners and utilities

General Motors is expanding beyond car-making, with plans to offer energy storage and management services to residential and commercial customers through its new GM Energy unit in a move that puts it in even greater competition with Tesla.

We're getting into the entire ecosystem of energy management," GM executive Travis Hester said in an interview.