Ford unveils low-cost Fathom electric pickup with home backup

Ford has announced its Fathom electric pickup, which will start at about $28,350 and launch next year. The truck has a built-in inverter able to send more than 10 kW of power into a home without a separate wall unit, allowing it to act as a backup battery during blackouts, according to Ford. Ford also gave prices for two new chargers, a Home Power Station at about $650 and a Home Backup Power package at about $2,100, both well below its first-generation hardware, though final pricing is still pending. The Fathom is the first vehicle on Ford's Universal Electric Vehicle Platform. The announcement follows Ford ending production of the F-150 Lightning in December 2025 and losing about $13 billion on EVs since that program began, per Fortune.