It solely took three years, however Bluetti is following EcoFlow’s lead with a totally built-in energy system of its personal to make vanlifers, off-grid cabins, and boats vitality impartial. The RVSolar System’s most important benefit over bespoke programs is a comparatively fast and simple set up, requiring simply “half-hour,” in accordance with Bluetti’s announcement at IFA 2025.
Whereas it’s undoubtedly sooner than putting in a totally 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 all the things 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 all the things 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, based mostly upon the 1.6kWh common that I devour each 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 will probably be overkill for many since these programs are designed to be simply rechargeable when out within the sticks. Batteries linked to the system could be recharged from 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 should 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 manage photo voltaic panel enter, a DC-DC charger to prime up the batteries when the automobile’s motor is operating, and a DC converter to step down the voltage for 12V / 24V units like lights, USB sockets, pumps, and trendy A/C models.
The package 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 automobile for distant monitoring and circuit-level management — performance that’s replicated within the Bluetti app.
The RVSolar System will probably be accessible globally on September thirtieth. Pricing data wasn’t accessible 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.
