Ford simplifies using your EV as a home battery with the $30K Fathom

This morning, Ford revealed that buyers of the forthcoming Fathom —the company's sub-$30,000 electric pickup truck due next year —will get more than just a truck. Until now, vehicle-to-home technology— like the setup Ford developed for the now-discontinued F-150 Lightning—takes DC power from the electric vehicle and runs it through an inverter built into the wallbox to turn it into AC the house can use. But with the Fathom, that inverter is built into the truck from the start.