Ford Fathom electric truck brings bidirectional home power from $28,350 in 2027
Ford's 2027 Fathom electric truck will start at $28,350 and offer bidirectional AC power that can run a home without a separate wall-mounted inverter.
- $28,350
- 10 kW
- About half first-generation charger
- At least 60% less than first-generation hardware
What Happened
Bidirectional power lets an electric vehicle take in electricity to charge its battery and then send that same power back to a home, turning the truck into mobile energy storage. Getting the technology to scale has not happened yet, and cost has been the biggest obstacle: EV batteries store power as direct current (DC) while homes use alternating current (AC), and converting between the two has traditionally required costly external equipment such as a home inverter. That price tag kept bidirectional power limited to premium vehicles and the hands of early adopters. Ford says the Fathom changes that.
$28,350
The all-new 2027 Ford Fathom electric truck, which offers available bidirectional AC power.
10 kW
Over a projected 10 kW of AC power supplied to a home without a separate wall-mounted inverter.
- Home Power Management: charge the truck's battery when electricity is less expensive and use it to power the home when electricity is more expensive, which may help lower monthly electricity bills. The only hardware required is Ford's Home Power Station, plus an active plan or trial.
- Home Backup Power: send power to the home when the power goes out, described as a clean, quiet alternative to traditional backup generators that run on natural gas or diesel. It requires the Ford Home Power Station and the Ford Home Backup Power Panel.
- Expected to cost about half as much as Ford's first-generation bidirectional charger
- Expected to cost at least 60% less than Ford's first-generation home backup hardware
Ford says its goal was not just to add bidirectional power to its EVs, but to redesign the system so it costs far less and more people can access it. With the Fathom's MSRP starting below $30,000, Ford says even more people can benefit from potential energy savings and home backup power. Fathom will be available in 2027, and Ford is inviting customers to sign up for a preorder invite. Home Power Management requires utility approval and an active Ford trial or plan, while Home Backup Power may require utility notice or approval.
Why this matters
Bidirectional power has been limited to premium vehicles and early adopters because converting a battery's DC power into household AC power traditionally required costly external hardware. Ford says it redesigned the system to cost far less and priced the Fathom below $30,000 so more buyers can tap potential electricity-bill savings and home backup power.
Terms in This Story
- Bidirectional power
- A technology that lets energy flow both ways, so a vehicle battery can take in electricity and later send that same power back out, for example to a home.
- Inverter
- A device that converts direct current (DC) electricity into alternating current (AC) of the kind homes use.
- MSRP
- Manufacturer's suggested retail price, the starting sticker price a carmaker recommends before taxes, fees and options.
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