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 vitality unbiased. The RVSolar System’s important benefit over bespoke techniques is a comparatively fast and simple set up, requiring simply “half-hour,” in line with Bluetti’s announcement at IFA 2025.
Whereas it’s undoubtedly sooner than putting in a completely bespoke resolution 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 every thing collectively, so there’s nonetheless a touch of fact 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 every thing 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 stay and work off the grid for so long as 76 days, primarily based upon the 1.6kWh common that I eat day by day in my very own van. As a bonus, Bluetti’s system additionally helps appropriate third-party batteries, which is one thing EcoFlow can’t declare with its proprietary connectors.
Maxing out a system with batteries might be overkill for many since these techniques are designed to be simply rechargeable when out within the sticks. Batteries related to the system could be recharged from various 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 car’s personal alternator (as much as 1200W).
The system is constructed round an RV5 Energy Hub unit that homes all of the gadgets, which usually need to be wired collectively individually in a bespoke set up. These embody the DC-to-AC inverter to transform DC vitality to AC energy for the microwave or espresso machine, an MPPT photo voltaic charger to control photo voltaic panel enter, a DC-DC charger to high up the batteries when the car’s motor is working, and a DC converter to step down the voltage for 12V / 24V gadgets like lights, USB sockets, pumps, and fashionable A/C items.
The equipment additionally comes with a wise 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 car for distant monitoring and circuit-level management — performance that’s replicated within the Bluetti app.
The RVSolar System might be out there globally on September thirtieth. Pricing data wasn’t out there on the time of publication, however I’d count on it to be on par with Victron elements, particularly if it’s utilizing third-party batteries.