Ford says its upcoming Fathom electric truck, priced from $28,350, will have a built-in inverter capable of sending up to 10 kW of AC power from the vehicle's battery to a home, eliminating the need for a separate wall-mounted inverter box. The system will use the NACS plug and SAE J3068 communication protocol, and meet UL 1741 and IEEE 1547 grid-safety standards. Owners will still need to buy a Ford Home Power Station for features like outage backup and time-of-use energy management, though Ford hasn't disclosed its price.
hardware.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-27
Ford has confirmed that its upcoming Fathom electric truck, priced at $28,350 and expected to launch early next year, will come with bidirectional charging built directly into the vehicle. The truck will use its Universal EV Platform to convert battery DC power to roughly 10 kW of AC output for home use, meeting UL 1741 and IEEE 1547 grid standards, and will use the NACS plug and SAE J3068 communication protocol.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-27
Ford announced that its upcoming Fathom electric pickup, priced under $30,000 and due next year, will come with vehicle-to-home power capability built directly into the truck. Unlike the earlier F-150 Lightning setup, which required a separate inverter in the wallbox to convert the truck's DC power to usable AC power, the Fathom integrates that inverter onboard, letting every unit serve as a home backup battery out of the box.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-27
Ford announced two new chargers that let its upcoming Fathom pickup, starting at $28,350, send power to a home or grid. The Home Power Station costs about $650 and the bundled Home Backup Power package costs about $2,100, roughly 50-60% cheaper than Ford's first-generation bidirectional chargers. The Fathom can deliver over 10 kW, enough to run a refrigerator and air conditioner for about half a day during an outage, though installation costs aren't included.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-27
Ford disclosed that its upcoming sub-$30,000 Fathom electric pickup will include an onboard inverter capable of outputting over 10 kW of AC power, built into the vehicle's 'E-box' rather than requiring a separate external unit. Using the feature for home backup or grid feed-in will still require additional hardware, including a Ford Home Power Station and, for whole-home backup, a backup panel, with Ford targeting roughly 40-50 percent lower prices than its current Charge Station Pro setup.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-27
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