SAN JOSE, Calif. -- General Motors has joined with more than 30 utility companies across the U.S. to help work out electricity issues that will crop up when it rolls out new electric vehicles in a little more than two years, according to The Associated Press.

The Detroit automaker said the partnership, which includes the Electric Vehicle Research Institute and large utilities such as Southern California Edison and Duke Energy (DUK), will deal with issues from tax incentives for the vehicles to where and when they can be plugged in for recharging.