Ford’s sub-$30K electric truck puts the home backup inverter right inside the vehicle
Ford has announced that its upcoming $28,000 electric pickup, the Fathom, will feature an integrated bidirectional inverter. This allows the vehicle to power homes or appliances directly without the need for expensive external hardware.
Why it matters
Integrating V2H technology into a lower-cost vehicle could accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles as mobile energy storage solutions for residential use.
We’re still a few months away from the official reveal of the Ford Fathom, the automaker’s first next-generation electric vehicle. While we wait, Ford has been whetting our appetite with news about the sub-$30,000 pickup — including today’s announcement about the Fathom’s bidirectional charging capabilities.
With an increasing number of EVs coming out with bidirectional vehicle-t0-home (V2H) or vehicle-to-load (V2L) capabilities charging, Ford is trying to position the Fathom as a key entrant — and one that simplifies the system by making it an everyday reality rather than a $10,000 luxury perk. Unlike the discontinued F-150 Lightning, which required a massive, expensive external DC-to-AC wall inverter, the Fathom packs the inverter directly into its onboard “E-box” to pump out over 10 kW of AC power natively.
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