It solely took three years, however Bluetti is following EcoFlow’s lead with a completely built-in energy system of its personal to make vanlifers, off-grid cabins, and boats power unbiased. The RVSolar System’s important benefit over bespoke methods is a comparatively fast and simple set up, requiring simply “half-hour,” in keeping with Bluetti’s announcement at IFA 2025.
Whereas it’s undoubtedly sooner than putting in a completely bespoke answer from Victron Vitality, for instance, the final time I put in EcoFlow’s comparable system, it took nearer to 5 hours — and that was after a number of hours of planning, measuring, and double-checking. Thirty minutes is simply the time wanted to screw the whole lot collectively, so there’s nonetheless a touch of reality right here.
Bluetti’s 48V RVSolar System is able to 5,000W of max AC output or 1,360W DC. That’s loads of energy for the whole lot from a roof-mounted air conditioner and induction cooktop to a 12V water pump and lighting system. It may be configured with a whopping 122kWh of Bluetti’s self-heated LFP batteries — sufficient for me to dwell and work off the grid for so long as 76 days, primarily based upon the 1.6kWh common that I devour every day in my very own van. As a bonus, Bluetti’s system additionally helps suitable third-party batteries, which is one thing EcoFlow can’t declare with its proprietary connectors.
Maxing out a system with batteries can be overkill for many since these methods are designed to be simply rechargeable when out within the sticks. Batteries related to the system may be recharged from quite a lot of sources, together with photo voltaic panels (as much as 3600W), shore-power hookup (as much as 5000W), a diesel generator (as much as 5000W), and your automobile’s personal alternator (as much as 1200W).
The system is constructed round an RV5 Energy Hub unit that homes all of the units, which usually must be wired collectively individually in a bespoke set up. These embrace the DC-to-AC inverter to transform DC power to AC energy for the microwave or espresso machine, an MPPT photo voltaic charger to manage photo voltaic panel enter, a DC-DC charger to prime up the batteries when the automobile’s motor is working, and a DC converter to step down the voltage for 12V / 24V units like lights, USB sockets, pumps, and trendy A/C models.
The equipment additionally comes with a sensible distribution panel for 8 AC and 20 DC circuits, with distant management over 4 of these AC circuits and 6 DC. You additionally get a wired 10.1-inch management display screen that may be put in at a central location within the automobile for distant monitoring and circuit-level management — performance that’s replicated within the Bluetti app.
The RVSolar System can be obtainable globally on September thirtieth. Pricing data wasn’t obtainable on the time of publication, however I’d anticipate it to be on par with Victron elements, particularly if it’s utilizing third-party batteries.