Ford Wants Utilities To Make Bidirectional EV Charging Cheaper

Ford said buyers of its new Fathom electric pickup with a home charger will get bidirectional charging without a separate wall-mounted inverter, since the truck has one built in. The automaker is also cutting prices on home charging equipment and working with AEP, BC Hydro, Consumers Energy, Exelon and PG&E on a scalable interconnection process before Fathom production starts next year.

• Fathom gets a built-in inverter instead of an external wall unit
• Fathom pickup priced under $30,000
• Ford cuts costs of home charging and power management gear
• Over 3,000 US and Canadian utilities have unique interconnection rules