Bluetti now charges up to 1200W power stations in your car

Bluetti’s latest car charger can charge power stations at a whopping 1,200 watts — about 10 times faster than plugging it into a 12-volt cigarette lighter port. the Charger 2as it’s called, can also reverse the flow of electrons to power your car or keep your battery running when used with Ploiti Power Station such as Apex300.

For perspective, I typically consume about 1.6 kWh per day from power stations when I’m traveling around Europe. So, in ideal (non-existent) conditions, I would only have to drive 75 minutes to get a daily power return if using Charger 2.

The DC-DC charger reaches its maximum charging rate of 1,200 watts by simultaneously combining up to 800 watts of standby capacity from the vehicle’s alternator and up to 400 watts from any solar panels mounted on the vehicle’s roof. When parked, it can feed up to 600 watts of solar energy to a connected power station without draining the starter battery.

The charger is 2 mounted – like most alternator chargers Very clearMaking it a DIY project for many edge Readers, as long as your convenient snake cables run through your internal panels and connect to the starter battery. Things get more complicated if you want to add solar panels or expand the system with a separate DC Hub from Bluetti which can feed 12V to appliances like lights, a refrigerator, or Starlink station Wired into your rig.

Bluetti says its Charger 2 is compatible with 95 percent of power stations on the market. However, the reverse charging aspects only work with BlueTi power stations. Almost every power station manufacturer — including DJI, Jackery, and EcoFlow — now offers alternator chargers, and they usually work best when used within their own product lineup.

The Charger 2 is now available at CES Price: $349rising to $599 after February 7. The original Blueity, the least capable, Charger 1 The generator charger costs $399 at launch, which is usually discounted when sold in power station bundles. The Charger 2 can reuse the old cables of the Charger 1, making it an easy-to-use alternative for anyone looking to upgrade. Charger 1 owners are being offered an upgrade price of $99 valid for three days.