EF ECOFLOW Transportable Energy Station RIVER 2 Max 500, 499Wh LiFePO4 Battery/ 1 Hour Quick Charging, Up To 1000W Output Photo voltaic Generator (Photo voltaic Panel Optionally available) for Out of doors Tenting/RVs/House Use
Original price was: $449.00.$278.35Current price is: $278.35.
Worth: $449.00 - $278.35
(as of Nov 17, 2024 21:54:37 UTC – Particulars)
Product Description
1 1H AC Recharge
2 Photo voltaic/ Automobile Recharge
3 USB-C Recharge
1 10-12 months Lifespan
2 Extremely Protected
How lengthy can the RIVER 2 Max 500 energy my home equipment?
Run time≈ 499Wh*0.85/working wattage of your home equipment.
Can RIVER 2 Max 500 be used as an uninterruptible energy provide(UPS)?
When your RIVER 2 Max 500 is plugged into the wall, something plugged into it will get energy from the grid, not its battery. If energy from the grid stops, RIVER 2 Max 500 mechanically switches to its battery provide mode inside 30 milliseconds.
Can RIVER 2 Max 500 deal with high-wattage home equipment?
Sure. RIVER 2 Max 500 can energy units as much as 1000W with our proprietary expertise, X-Enhance. *X-Enhance can run units that require as much as 1000W, nevertheless, it is best to check earlier than use.
[1 Hour AC Recharge] – Energy up in simply 1 hour! With EcoFlow’s X-Stream quick charging expertise, recharge your RIVER 2 Max 500 utilizing any commonplace AC outlet.
[Power All Your Essentials] – With an output of as much as 1000W, run 11 important home equipment concurrently with out worrying about overloading. With an entire host of ports, from 300W AC retailers to USB-C, we have all of your gadget’s plugs lined.
[LiFePO4 Long-Life Battery] – Get pleasure from over 10 years of use with our LiFePO4 battery cells. RIVER 2 Max 500 consists of superior BMS safety, monitoring voltage, present, and temperature to maintain your LFP battery working for years.
[Fast Solar Charging] – Embrace clear power! Recharge your RIVER 2 Max 500 in as quick as 2.3 hours with simply 220W of photo voltaic enter. Excellent for out of doors adventures.
[Lightweight & Portable] – Take energy anyplace! Weighing solely 13.3lbs, the RIVER 2 Max 500 is designed for straightforward transportation. Splendid for tenting, RV journeys, or residence backup.
[What’s Included] – RIVER 2 Max 500 energy station, AC charging cable, automobile charging cable, consumer guide, and 5-year service. We have you lined!
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12 reviews for EF ECOFLOW Transportable Energy Station RIVER 2 Max 500, 499Wh LiFePO4 Battery/ 1 Hour Quick Charging, Up To 1000W Output Photo voltaic Generator (Photo voltaic Panel Optionally available) for Out of doors Tenting/RVs/House Use
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Original price was: $449.00.$278.35Current price is: $278.35.
Karen M. Bosia –
Small and powerful
Versatile power on the go or at your home. Various methods to charge this device. Lightweight and quiet. Good value for the price.
Matthew Tooley –
Strong when fully charged
Bought this to use to fill a very large king size air mattress while camping. I tested it at home and it worked. While camping it worked extremely well to fill, do an extra fill for firmness at night, and to deflate. All of that had very little drain on the charge. Maybe reduced the charge by 5% max. I was very pleased with the performance.Also it really does reach full charge within 1 hour! Amazing for the amount of power it holds.Cons – when fully charged and not plugged in it lost about 45% of its charge in about a week of storage
Randall J. –
Great for camping/boondocking, even better with portable 160W solar panel.
I had my River 2 Max for over a year now and have used for rockhounding trips 3 times now. Works great to power my 44L portable cooler (compressor type) 24 hours a day, recharge iPhone nightly, and also recharge my Dewalt 20V x 5Ahr battery at least 3 times each day. This is with a 160W portable folding solar panel which I only adjust to align with sun 3 or 4 times each day, so not optimized max solar capacity. Spent 7 days in the hills with my Ecoflow and it never dropped below 50% charge the entire time. Very happy!
Scarlet –
Updated – 2nd UNIT repaired & working well
UPDATE 3-2-2022. I’ve been using the repaired River Max regularly now and it has performed well. I actually bought another unit a few months ago, so obviously I’m happy with these solar generators.UPDATE 9-7-2021. Added 2 stars. After receiving the repaired device, I’m feeling better about the Ecoflow River. They replaced a board inside and it seems ok after using it daily for several weeks. Not sure I’d buy another one though. There’s a group on Facebook where a lot of people are reporting problems and having to return their units like I did. Really had high hopes for this company’s products.UPDATE 8-18-2021: The display on the 2nd unit (the replacement for the 1st defective unit!) went bezerk & was returned a week ago. I just can’t recommend this product to anyone now. A BIG problem is the time it takes to ship back & forth: almost a WEEK each way! And customer support takes a full day for response via email. They received the defective unit Monday & they said it’ll take 1 to 2 weeks to check diagnose the problem & fix it, if that’s possible. That means a full month without a unit I paid plenty of money for! Not a happy camper!!! I’ve since ordered a cheaper, different brand just so I’ll have backup power. I CAN’T RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT.UPDATE: Ecoflow replaced the defective unit and I’m very happy with it. Customer Service improved. Charges quickly and quietly with AC and solar panel. Love the display with all the info needed. I’ve tried using various items (nothing huge) with the River Max and everything works so far. Weight is kind of heavy for a senior citizen, so I’m using a small luggage cart that works perfectly.The app connected easily on my Android phone tablet. But since an app update yesterday, I can’t figure out how to change temp display from Centigrade back to Fahrenheit. Hopefully it’ll be fixed with another update.In short, I’m very happy with the River Max and would recommend it to friends and family.PREVIOUS:. So disappointed! After researching for a month & a half, I finally ordered the River Max, only to find that it was defective right out of the box! It won’t charge, keeps shutting itself off within a few seconds after plugging it in. Tried using USB and AC ports, and they don’t work for even a second.Dealing with customer service now about returning the defective unit for a new one that hopefully works! Will update after we see what happens. They claim it’ll go through the “warranty” process.
S –
Works good!!!
It works good, charges fast. It is very light & my kids also can carry it easily. Happy with the purchaseâ¦
Chris Dodsworth –
Does what it says*
I give the River Max an *initial* 5-star review because – without really having used it yet – it does everything I want. After I’ve actually needed it, I’ll update this review!I live on the Gulf Coast, where we usually have at least one power outage a year from hurricanes or storms. I have a 5kW gasoline generator (along with a xfer panel so it can power the inside outlets of my house). But fussing with the generator (especially if the power is just out for a few hours) is a pain, ESPECIALLY when you haven’t had your morning coffee. (My wife has pictures of me turning on the generator JUST to power the coffee maker.) Enter the River Max. I wanted something that would (1) run the coffee maker in the morning; (2) power a few lights; and (3) run a fan at night if the power is still out (because I’m not running the gas generator all night long).After some initial testing, it does all three! (1) My coffee maker is somewhere around 1000-1200 watts. If you plug it in to the River Max without the xBoost function on, it won’t work; the display says it tries to draw around 1100 watts and then signals overload. With the xBoost function, the coffee maker does work. The display says the River Max is sourcing right around 600 watts to the coffee maker. But wait…it requires 1200 watts, right? What’s going on?I don’t have a multimeter to verify the River Max display data, but my guess is that xBoost mode simply limits current draw so that the inverter doesn’t get overloaded. In other words, it sources all the power it can, and the coffee maker just has to live with it. I wouldn’t want to run the coffee maker all the time that way, but I can tell you that it worked (though it seemed a touch slower than normal) and my coffee was plenty hot. That’s a serious win. Making one cup of coffee depleted the River Max from 100% to 85%.(2) I plugged in a 10ish watt CFL into the AC outlet and River said it would run for about 30 some hours. That’s fine. We have battery powered lanterns, so whatever.(3) An old lasko table fan (no idea what the specs are on it) also worked fine. At full speed, River said it would run for 5-6 hours. But remember that running fans and other motors is hard on batteries because of the induction. (Look up power factor for motors – they draw more than they say they do, basically.) Still, 6 hours of fan time isn’t bad. However, I ordered a 12V DC fan to use overnight (I’ll update the review with runtime specs when it gets here.) In general, DC devices will run much longer than AC ones because inverters are pretty inefficient.FINALLY – in response to another review: yes, the River Max connects to the internet, and the app is pretty cool. However, contrary to what someone else wrote, you do NOT need to be connected for the device to run or to use the app!!!! There’s a button (IOT reset) on the device, and if you press it, it’ll let you connect directly to the device, no router needed. Thus, you can turn xBoost on and off in the middle of a camping trip.This takes me to my only complaint: the app is nice and well-designed. Still, there should be a button for you to turn xBoost on and off on the device directly. I shouldn’t have to use an app just to make coffee. Still, this is the only portable battery pack I’ve found at its price point that can run a coffee maker. (Goal Zero, etc. can’t do this!) It also charges insanely fast. In real life, once I got my generator going, I’d just recharge River from it so that it’s ready to go in the evening.One other positive: they’re really generous with cables!!! The River Max comes with: AC charging cord; solar cell charging cord; car charging power cord (you know, those cigarette lighter things); AND a USB-C to USB-C cord (for charging your phone); a DC to DC 15mm plug (or whatever it is); AND a USB-A to, well, some kind of Mac cable. it’s dual-headed. One of them is a lightning connector, I think, and so I assume the other is another kind of Mac plug. (Obviously I use a PC.) Just go read about other brands, like Goal Zero, and you’ll see they don’t come with nearly that kind of cabling. For the price, huge win. So, tentatively, five stars. After our next hurricane, I’ll let you know more….
Ronnie –
Works Great
Works as advertised. The display is very nice and informative. The phone app is very nice, letting you monitor charging and change settings very easily.
Kindle Customer –
Para ir de dÃa de campo y conectar pocos dispositivos está bien, yo lo compre para utilizar como medio alterno de energÃa eléctrica en casa pero la app no funciona como dice y tengo muchas intermitencias, si lo conectas a la energÃa eléctrica te hace un puente y si está falla también te falla tu conexión, no es como un no break, lo compre para starlink y no me funcionó, tuve que meter un no break y a veces también por las variaciones de voltaje me falla. No hay reembolso o cambio, me mandaron una guÃa pero no pude regresarla ya que vivo lejos de paqueterÃa pero no me dieron guÃa de recolección. Desde mi punto de vista no pudieron resolverme. Cuidado con eso.
Jasonwang –
Nowadays everything is super expensive. I was looking for some power station that is cost-effective and finally came across this Ecoflow power station. Besides this one, I already have the Jackery and Goal Zero as my options. The reason I haven’t bought them is they are very expensive, I’m waiting for their deal time. But finally, I bought this one, it satisfied all my needs as a camping power source, and it is at least 100 dollars cheaper than Jackery and Goal Zero!Besides the rugged shell and a lot of charging ports I can use. There are several things that amazed me:1. It does not have a separate power adapter! The power adapter is integrated into the power station and therefore the charging using AC is super fast, at 600 watts/Hour. It’s crazy! Jackery and Goal Zero only have around 60~100 watts/hour AC charging capabilities. This is super handy if you need to fast charge this power station with the camping AC source such as the power outlet in the washroom.2. I did a little research about this company. Their founders are from DJI company, which is a world-famous company. Therefore, I have some confidence that this company will pay attention to the quality of their product, as the DJI company’s product which amazed me often.3. It has a 60 Watt PD output which was not common in other power station products.However, there is one thing that disturbed me a little bit. This power station has wifi connectivity! Although I can easily view the status of it and even conveniently remotely control it when I’m not at home! But this functionality will drain the power, maybe around 5% every day. Therefore, when I’m not using this power station. I need to manually turn it off. I hope they can add some automatic turn-off function to save the power in the future.Overall, this is a very good product for the money and gives you all the needs of a power station and also will amaze you with some of the fresh new features that other power stations don’t have. If you are a fan of DJI and believe in their product. You’d better have a try!
ANUBHAV H. –
I recently purchased the EF ECOFLOW Portable Power Station RIVER 2 Max, and I’m blown away by its performance! This powerhouse has exceeded my expectations in every aspect.*Key Highlights:*1. *Fast Charging:* 0-100% in just 60 minutes is incredible! Perfect for urgent power needs.2. *Long-Lasting Battery:* 512Wh LiFePO4 battery with a 10-year lifespan ensures reliability.3. *Multi-Device Support:* Power 11 appliances simultaneously, making it ideal for outdoor adventures and home backup.4. *India Voltage Compatibility:* 230V – 50Hz ensures seamless integration with Indian power standards.5. *Compact and Portable:* Weighs only 12kg, making it easy to carry on camping trips or move around the house.*Real-World Performance:*- Powered my entire camping setup (lights, laptop, speaker, and mini-fridge) for 12 hours straight.- Charged my smartphone 20+ times on a single charge.- Supported my home’s essential appliances (fans, lights, and TV) during a 4-hour power outage.*Additional Features:*- User-friendly LCD display and intuitive controls.- Multiple charging ports (AC, DC, USB-A, USB-C, and 12V).- Built-in LED light for nighttime use.- Durable and water-resistant design.*Verdict:*The EF ECOFLOW RIVER 2 Max is an outstanding portable power station that delivers on its promises. Whether you’re an outdoor enthusiast or need a reliable home backup, this device is a must-have. Its impressive charging speed, long battery life, and versatility make it an excellent investment.*Rating Breakdown:*- Performance: 5/5- Value for Money: 5/5- Build Quality: 5/5- Features: 5/5- Overall: 5/5*Recommendation:*If you’re in the market for a reliable and powerful portable power station, look no further. The EF ECOFLOW RIVER 2 Max is an excellent choice.
GA –
UPDATE 2: I’m happy to report that the unit performed perfectly during a seven hour long night of astrophotography using both types of DC outputs (cigarette lighter and DC5521 port) to run both the telescope mount and wireless control unit, including dew heaters. The gear used up 40% of the capacity, consistent with the reported output wattage. In addition, EcoFlow has followed through on sorting out the refund on the original unit as promised. So, again, very impressed with their customer service and definitely can recommend dealing with them!UPDATE 1: I am updating my review based on a couple of weeks of interaction with EcoFlow’s customer service. After being quickly contacted by them and walked through some troubleshooting, I was asked to return the original unit for a replacement. This proceeded relatively smoothly and a new unit eventually arrived on my doorstep the other day.I am very happy to say that the DC outputs on this unit work as expected; where the original unit showed OVERLOAD and shut down, this one powers my astrophotography gear properly with no such issues. I will put it through some overnight imaging testing within the next week or so but I have every reason to expect that the unit will perform as advertised and expected. I am looking forward to using it for many years to come!A BIG shout out to EcoFlow’s customer service – they were unfailingly polite, responded rapidly, and “made things right” as they worked to resolve the issues I was experiencing. Once the remaining charges on my card are resolved (and I have properly night-tested the unit), I anticipate updating my rating to 5 stars to reflect their helpfulness and the products’ capabilities.ORIGINAL REVIEW:This unit was purchased after a fair bit of research and comparison to similar units by other manufacturers. It came well packaged, charged VERY quickly, is surprisingly compact and portable and has an extensive feature list including an app which connects to the unit & monitors/controls it. It was purchased with the intent of using it to run an astrophotography setup from the DC outputs. I’ve used other brands’ smaller capacity units to do this without problem and looked forward to the larger capacity and extra features this unit advertised.This is where the issues arose. Immediately I ran into OVERLOAD messages & disconnects when using either of the DC outputs. These should be capable of up to 3A at 12V, but despite my device(s) drawing only 25 W the unit would consistently shut down with the OVERLOAD message. Thinking that my heaters were potentially causing current spikes beyond the 3A limit, I used the cigarette lighter output (which supports 8A) but again, same issue. The unit SHOULD be able to handle 100W+ on the DC outputs but I could not get my 20-35 W to function. I was able to use an AC adapter from the AC outputs to run one of the devices without problem, but that requires using the adapter (rather than just a DC cable) and the inefficiency of converting the battery to AC and then back to DC again; run time was less impressive as a result.I don’t know if this is typical or if I have a defective unit, so further investigation is warranted. I DID update the firmware to the current version but it did NOT help with this issue.
Manish K. –
I would like to start by expressing my gratitude to the EcoFlow team for assigning Kathir to provide a detailed demonstration of the EcoFlow portable power station. His presentation was not only thorough but also made complex concepts easy to understand. Kathir took the time to walk me through the key features, functionality, and benefits of the product, ensuring I have a clear understanding of how it can meet my energy needs. His expertise and professionalism truly enhanced the overall experience.The EcoFlow River 2 Max is an outstanding portable power station that strikes a perfect balance between performance, portability, and reliability. Hereâs why I think it stands out:Key Features:1. Compact and Portable: Weighing just around 13 lbs (6 kg), the River 2 Max is incredibly easy to carry, making it perfect for camping trips, road travel, or emergencies. Despite its small size, it packs a lot of power.2. Impressive Battery Capacity: With a 512Wh battery, itâs more than capable of powering essential devices, from smartphones and laptops to small appliances like mini-fridges or CPAP machines, making it versatile for both indoor and outdoor use.3. Fast Charging: One of its standout features is its ultra-fast recharging ability. It can recharge from 0% to 100% in just around an hour via a standard AC wall outlet. This is a massive advantage, especially when you need power quickly.4. Multiple Output Options: It offers a wide variety of ports, including USB-C, AC outlets, and DC outputs. This means it can charge several devices simultaneously, from modern USB-C devices to traditional AC appliances.5. Eco-Friendly and Quiet: For eco-conscious users, the River 2 Max is compatible with solar panels, allowing you to recharge it using clean energy. Plus, it operates very quietly, which is great for camping or home use without disturbing the peace.6. App Integration: With the EcoFlow app, you can monitor power usage, control output, and even adjust settings remotely, adding a modern, tech-savvy touch to the device.Performance:In terms of performance, the EcoFlow River 2 Max handles high-demand devices with ease, and its pure sine wave inverter ensures that delicate electronics run smoothly. Iâve found it particularly useful in emergency situations, where it provides reliable backup power for hours at a time.Final Thoughts:Overall, the EcoFlow River 2 Max is a fantastic investment for anyone who needs a portable, reliable, and versatile power station. Whether for outdoor adventures, home backup, or emergency preparedness, it delivers on all fronts. Highly recommended!