Anker simply took the wraps off its new Solix F3000 power station that’s moveable sufficient for vanlife, and highly effective and scalable sufficient for all times at house. The system recharges in a wide range of methods together with by photo voltaic panels, an EV charger, and gasoline generator with full passthrough to concurrently energy most family gadgets. This large rolling battery can energy essential gadgets — or perhaps a entire house — throughout prolonged blackouts, cut back month-to-month vitality payments when plugged into the house’s circuitry, or prolong street journeys when touring effectively past {the electrical} grid.
The F3000 is constructed round a 3.1kWh LFP battery and inverter that converts all that saved vitality into as much as 3,600W of 120V AC output. You may add three extra 3.1kWh enlargement batteries to it for 12kWh of complete capability. For reference, a typical US house consumes about 889kWh per thirty days, or about 29.2kWh per day. However not each machine is required throughout a blackout, and vanlifers require far much less capability and energy (I take advantage of about 1.6kWh per day in my very own van).
You can too tie two F3000 energy stations along with an non-compulsory hub to spice up output to 240V / 7200W if you have to energy heavy-duty AC home equipment like water pumps and residential air conditioners. Naturally, this energy station can be slathered in shops, together with two USB-A and two 100W USB-C ports, 4 20A AC, one 30A AC, and a single 12V cigarette socket. Importantly, there’s a 12V / 30A Anderson output for straightforward integration with an RV’s electrical system.
The built-in wheels make it easier to relocate the F3000 to the kitchen, bed room, or picnic desk — wherever you want energy, as long as stairs aren’t concerned: this factor’s heavy like different energy stations in its class, weighing 91.5 kilos / 41.5kg. There’s no point out of fan noise, which might be bothersome.
The Solix F3000 accepts as much as 2400W of photo voltaic charging through 165V and 60V inputs when the solar is shining. In any other case, it may be charged (with non-compulsory adapter) by a 120V gas-powered generator whereas concurrently delivering up 3600W home equipment to gadgets plugged immediately into the unit. That little trick is much more magical when the facility station is related to the home through a bidirectional inlet field and sensible meter (each offered individually) that ties the facility station on to your property’s circuitry. It means you’ll be able to reduce in your entire house battery backup array (saving you a lot of cash) whereas nonetheless having the peace of thoughts you can face up to an prolonged blackout for so long as you will have liquid gas and the power to face up to all that noise and stink.
Notably, Anker says that the F3000 is tremendous environment friendly in a brand new sleep mode, which reduces idle vitality drain to 24.4W when powering low-wattage gadgets like followers and computer systems. Meaning the facility station’s battery ought to final over 5 days with the inverter on however sleeping, or nearly two days when powering a house fridge. Overlanders who spend weeks off the grid will welcome that effectivity.
The Anker Solix F3000 lists for $2,499 with every extra battery priced at $1,499. Equipment embrace the Solix Good Meter ($199), EV Charging Adapter ($99), TT-30 Charging Cable ($49), and Double Voltage Hub ($199). Reductions can be found now earlier than gross sales start on June twenty fifth on the full retail worth.