Anker’s newest power station is a good mix of power and portability

Anker just took the wraps off its new Solix F3000 power station that’s portable enough for vanlife, and powerful and scalable enough for life at home. The system recharges in a variety of ways including by solar panels, an EV charger, and gas generator with full passthrough to simultaneously power most household devices. This giant rolling battery can power critical devices — or even a whole home — during extended blackouts, reduce monthly energy bills when plugged into the home’s circuitry, or extend road trips when traveling well beyond the electrical grid. The F3000 is built around a 3.1kWh LFP battery and inverter that converts all that stored energy into up to 3,600W of 120V AC output. You can add three additional 3.1kWh expansion batteries to it for 12kWh of total capacity. For reference, a typical US home consumes about 889kWh per month, or about 29.2kWh per day. But not every device is needed during a blackout, and vanlifers require far less capacity and power (I use about 1.6 ... Read full article.