Ford's 2028 Fathom electric truck will be able to power a house, with an add-on home energy setup that Ford expects to cost around $2,255, according to Car and Driver. The truck itself starts at $29,945 including a $1,595 destination charge, so the combined package could come in at roughly $32,200 before installation and subscription fees.
The Fathom is due to debut in early 2027, when pre-orders open, ahead of its 2028 model year launch. Ford has positioned it as one of the cheapest vehicles on the US market capable of full home backup power, a capability that usually demands costly external hardware.
An inverter built into the truck
Ford's engineers integrated the power inverter into the Fathom itself rather than requiring an external conversion box, and the truck can supply a home with more than 10 kW of AC power. That is the key cost saving: most rivals convert the battery's direct current to household alternating current outside the vehicle.
The setup pairs the truck with the next-generation Ford Home Power Station and a Home Backup Power Panel. The power station charges the Fathom when grid electricity is cheap and pulls energy back from the battery when prices are high, while the backup panel lets the truck automatically supply the house during blackouts. Ford says the power station will cost half as much as its first-generation bidirectional charger and the backup panel at least 60 percent less than the first-gen version.
The catch is the recurring cost. The Home Power Station requires an active subscription plan, and Ford has not announced what that subscription or installation will cost. Until those figures are published, the $2,255 hardware estimate and the $32,200 package figure are best treated as a floor rather than a final price.
How it compares with rival bidirectional EVs
Bidirectional charging is not new, but it has generally been expensive to unlock. The 2027 Chevrolet Bolt starts at $28,995, yet sending power to a home requires an extra conversion kit that typically costs about $7,000. Tesla's home charging setup is somewhat cheaper, but properly equipped vehicles start at least $8,000 more than the Fathom's opening price.
Ford's own F-150 Lightning, discontinued after the 2025 model year, offered the functionality but needed extra hardware costing up to about $5,310. The Fathom undercuts other US EVs with bidirectional capability, including the Chevrolet Equinox EV and Tesla Model 3, both of which need external hardware, while the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 offer only basic vehicle-to-load functionality out of the box rather than full home backup.
That matters for buyers weighing an electric truck against a standby generator. A truck that doubles as backup power removes a separate purchase, and Ford's decision to build the inverter in suggests it sees home energy as a selling point rather than a premium add-on.
Range, battery and equipment
The Fathom uses a lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery pack that Ford says can deliver up to 300 miles (483 km) of range. The source material does not state which test cycle that figure is measured on, so it should not be read as a WLTP or EPA rating until Ford confirms one.
The truck is built on Ford's new Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) architecture, developed by its skunkworks team in California, and uses large aluminium unicasting and a simplified wiring harness to cut weight and production cost. Standard equipment includes BlueCruise hands-free highway driving and Apple Maps integration.
Australian availability and open questions
Ford has confirmed US pricing and a 2027 pre-order window, but it has not announced the Fathom for Australia or any Australian pricing. Any Australian launch, specification or cost remains unconfirmed.
Also unannounced are the Home Power Station subscription rate and installation costs, and the precise test cycle behind the 300-mile range claim. Those gaps matter because the headline $2,255 hardware figure and the $32,200 package total exclude both installation and subscription.
