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Ford’s sub-$30K electric truck puts the home backup inverter right inside the vehicle
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The automaker worked with Auto Motive Power, a startup that Ford bought in 2023, as it was engineering the Universal EV Platform that underpins the Fathom.
And because the Fathom is designed to be an affordable truck, starting under $30,000 when it goes on sale in 2027, Ford says it wants this feature to be affordable as well.
EVs store power as DC (direct current) but homes use AC (alternating current), which usually necessitates the need for an expensive inverter and associated installation costs, as we found out with Ford’s own F-150 Lightning.
Ford formed a working group in July with five major utilities: American Electric Power, BC Hydro, Consumers Energy, Exelon, and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to help define interconnection processes before Fathom hits the road.
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 capa
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