Been doing power station reviews for 4.5 years now.  I’ve seen a lot of refinements but rarely genuine new features.  Bluetti is changing all of that with a novel new approach.  Rather than expansion units as before, they’ve now introduced modular batteries that can be swapped out and even used in other accessories like their new portable fridge (which should prove very popular for camping or overlanding!)

The AC180T is a versatile power station that can output enough power for just about everything, and lasts long enough to be a serious asset for camping, overlanding, and backup situations. For my full thoughts, check out the video review below or read through my review notes I’ll share here.

In many ways my thoughts are incomplete, as both in the individual modular battery units and the very impressive looking cooler are moved back to 2025.

Build and Handling

• 2x716Wh lithium iron phosphate batteries = 1433Wh (endlessly expandable, but only 2 at a time).
• rated for over 3500 charge cycles to 80% (pretty much ten years of daily full recharge cycles) 
• 1800W  Pure Sine Wave inverter (2700W power lift)
• Hot swappable – can operate with one battery (one in fridge)
• Output drops to 1200W – still plenty
• AC Input up to 1440W | 500W solar input
• No IP Rating
• 5 year warranty
• BIG AND HEAVY (the young lady in the photo below is very brave!) It can be made lighter by removing the modular batteries.
• About 58.4 lbs / 26.5kg | I weighed at 62.5lb loaded | 43.5 with one | 24.6 with none (batteries about 19lb each)
• 15.4″ × 11″ × 15.6″ / 390mm × 180mm × 395mm
• Integrated handles
• No LED light
• No power brick
• Good screen with percentage readouts for output and input

Ports

• No wireless pad
• 4 x 120V grounded plugs (1800W total)
• 2 x USB-A ports (5V/3A) = 15W
• 2 x USB-C 100W + eMark chip
• 12V/10A car outlet
• Inputs AC (no power brick) and DC7909 style (STANDARDIZING)
• Grounding connector

Features

• Bluetooth app (control, firmware updates)
• Fast charge (3x options – Silent 734W, Standard 915W, and Turbo 1444W)
• Up to 850W input – (about 1.3 hours for turbo) 200W max for EB70S
• 0-80% in just 45 minutes | Full charge in as little as 70 minutes
• Solar input/DC up 500W (charge in as little as 2.5 hours)
• UPS Function
• Pretty standard outside of swap feature

Tests

• Can run everything I threw at it without issue.  1500W Kettle, 1100W blender, toaster = no problem.
• Ran my wife’s 1875W hair dryer with zero issues even without power lift mode engaged.
• Used it as a mobile power station for construction – zero issues
• Had a power outage and did our whole meal with it.
• Fastest recharge time via AC I’ve seen.

Things I Like

• Battery swap tech is great and unique
• Idea of portable fridge is great
• Powerful inverter can run pretty much everything
• Fast charge times
• Power lift
• Good mix of AC/DC ports
• App control
• Big, powerful UPS unit

Things I Don’t Like

• No iP rating
• Would like the option to charge individual batteries via solar
• Individual batteries and the portable fridge are delayed until 2025, and pricing is currently unknown

Conclusion

Strong value at $999 USD | 1599 CDN not as competitive. 

Conclusion:  as it stands, the Bluetti AC180T is a mild upgrade to the standard AC180 (has nearly 300Wh more capacity, but otherwise mostly the same.)  If the expansion batteries are reasonably priced and the fridge works as advertised, however, this becomes a much more appealing option.  As it stands, my review is a bit incomplete.

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