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Owners of the Ford Fathom, starting at under $30,000, can power their homes without buying a costly bidirectional charger. Will other automakers follow?
An artist’s rendering of the charging station and home backup panel that will be compatible with the Ford Fathom electric pickup truck’s alternating current–capable bidirectional charging system. (Ford)
Electric vehicles can serve as home backup batteries. But so far, most EVs have needed expensive bidirectional chargers to do that — a tough sell for customers.
Ford aims to remove this cost obstacle with its forthcoming Ford Fathom electric pickup truck. On Tuesday, the U.S. automaker revealed that the Fathom, which is set to retail at a starting price of $28,350 sometime next year, will be able to send power back to homes it’s plugged into without the same costly power-conversion tech that Ford’s now-discontinued F-150 Lightning, and almost every other bidirectional-capable EV on the market, now requires.
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Ford’s upcoming electric truck integrates an onboard inverter to dramatically slash the cost, hardware, and utility red tape of home backup power.
Ford’s upcoming electric truck integrates an onboard inverter to dramatically slash the cost, hardware, and utility red tape of home backup power.
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