The Bluetti brand made a lot of noise at CES2025 by announcing new products, but above all a new organization of its range to meet all the needs of consumers, but also professionals. We were able to test the new Elite200V2 in the field.
Test carried out by Emmanuel Armanet
At Bluetti, the Elite range is aimed at outdoor enthusiasts, but also at people discovering the world of batteries nomads. After the AC70 tested by us here, the brand entrusted us with its new Elite200V2 a few weeks ago, a more powerful model that succeeds the AC200 and AC200P, bestsellers at Bluetti. Suffice to say that this new battery is particularly important for the brand.
This nomad battery displays a capacity of 2kW or, to be more precise, 2073.6Wh. On the competition side, we will gladly place the Ecoflow Delta2 Max and its 2000Wh against it.
Price and availability
The Bluetti Elite 200V2 arrives on the market at the launch price of €1099 on the brand's website (instead of €1499). A rather attractive price since at the time of writing the AC200P, the previous generation, is still easily €300 more for lower performance. The Ecoflow Delta 2 Max is priced at €1,799. Yes, the Bluetti Elite 200 V2 is definitely very interesting financially speaking.
Finally, note that it is possible to take advantage of an additional 5% reduction by using the code bluettiphon on the official Bluetti website or BLUETTIMAR on the Amazon website.
Objectif responsabilité
The reliability of a portable battery is a complex question that depends on several elements. The technology and quality of the cells to start with, but also the efficiency of the cooling system and the BMS, the electronics that manages all this little world. The new Bluetti Elite 200 V2 is based on very high-quality cells.
Based on LiFePO4 technology, they are the first to benefit from CNAS Auto certification. They have therefore been tested by the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment, which confirms that they meet the standards of the automotive sector. This means that these cells offer increased safety, including greater resistance to shocks, vibrations, heat, etc. Their performance would be more consistent over time. This allows Bluetti to announce durability figures that are impressive to say the least. Their lifespan would be 17 years! The cells of the Elite 200 V2 would retain 80% of charge capacity after 6000 cycles compared to 3500 for the previous generation or for the Ecoflow Delta 2 Max.
But that's not all, the brand's engineers have completely redesigned the BMS of its battery. It is based on several chips and introduces a new technology for protection against current leaks. The Bluetti Elite 200V2 is monitored in real time for early detection of abnormal behavior, such as a sudden rise in temperature. Artificial intelligence is then used to analyze the data from the various sensors integrated into the battery.
This careful construction allows the portable battery to accompany you on almost all your adventures. It can be recharged between 0 and 40° and used between -20° and 40°. For its storage, the brand recommends doing so with a charge between 40 and 60% and performing a full charge every 6 months. However, we are starting to dream of rain resistance for total outdoor use.
A rather compact solution
The design of the Bluetti Elite 200V2 is in line with a more cubic format than the Ecoflow. The quality gray plastic shell benefits from rigorous assembly and we find the same operating principle as the AC70: there is no socket at the back of the battery. A detail to take into account if you are thinking, for example, of installing it in a converted vehicle.
The whole thing measures 350 x 250 x 320 mm for a weight of 24.2 kg. This is significantly less than the AC200 of the same capacity (420 x 280 x 386 mm), Bluetti mentions a gain of 40% with a bonus of 3.3 kg gained! However, we note that the Elite 200 V2 remains a little heavier than the competition, since the Ecoflow Delta 2 Max weighs 23 kg. To materialize this gain in size, the newcomer would have almost the size of a 1000 Wh portable battery.
A popular device
The organization of the connections is close to that of the AC70. The front part houses the control screen. It tops a line of 4 USB sockets: 2 USB-A and 2 USB-C. They can be activated by a button, just like the two power sockets on the right of the front. These are Schuko format sockets born in Germany and which are gradually becoming the new European standard. It is distinguished by the earth connector which takes the form of a metal contact at the bottom and not a central rod, as on traditional French sockets. The vast majority of devices on the market in Europe are compatible, but if they are not, adapters exist, of course.
On the left of the screen, two connectors are hidden behind rubber covers. The top one is an MC4, note that a cable is provided, intended to accommodate a solar panel as an input. At the bottom, it is a cigarette lighter socket which has capacities higher than the standard. Indeed, this socket is capable of offering an overload capacity above the lot 1.8 times the charge during 0.5 seconds and 1.5 times the charge during 4.5 seconds.
On the right side, we find the input to connect the battery to the mains with a cable also provided. This is a classic three-pin connector, for example to power desktop PCs. Practical for adapting the battery to your layout, since we find longer cables than the one provided very easily. The general protection fuse is placed next to it, so it is easily accessible. There is also a screw, allowing to fix a braid for a more robust grounding in case of very intensive use.
Parlons puissance
Let's start with recharging. This can be done by connecting the battery to the mains and/or via solar panels. On the mains, the maximum admissible power is 2300 W. The Bluetti Elite 200 V2 can then go from 0 to 80% charge in 1 hour and from 0 to 100% in 1.4 hours. Using solar, the battery accepts 1000 W for a full charge in 2.4 hours. The two sources can be combined up to a limit of 2400 W thanks to TurboBoost technology which would allow, according to the brand, 0 to 80% in 45 minutes.
Let's now move on to the output powers. For USB-C, we're talking about a maximum of 100 W per socket. USB-A would be able to deliver 15 W. The output power via the two power sockets on the front is 2600 W. Note that an additional 200 W via the USB-C and cigarette lighter sockets can be added to these 2600 W. The Bluetti Elite 200 V2 has a turbo mode allowing it to exceed its output power for a few seconds to cope with a device requiring a lot of power when it starts up, such as an air compressor or a fridge. This power is 3900 W! As a reminder, the Ecoflow Delta 2 Max displays an output power of 2400 W and 3400 W peak.
Implementation
The Bluetti Elite 200 V2 battery can certainly be used directly, but it takes on its full dimension once connected to the smartphone application which allows it to be configured in detail and its firmware and internal software to be updated. The operation is very simple.
The installation ends with the creation of a user account and then you just have to click on the "Add a device" button appearing on the home screen. We deplore, as is often the case with apps linked to devices of Asian origin, the presence of advertisements. The Bluetti Elite200V2 is found in a few seconds via Bluetooth. We then start recharging the battery which arrived with 55% charge via a power outlet in the house. While most Ecoflows allow you to choose the charging power to the nearest watt, Bluetti has chosen to offer three settings: Standard, which is active by default, Turbo and Silent, because depending on the charging power, the fans of the Elite200V2 will turn more or less quickly. In fact, the screen displays a charging power of approximately 1200 W in Standard mode, 800 W in Silent mode and finally 2300 W in Turbo mode.
As always with a battery, we advise you to opt for a low power if you are not in a hurry, in order to preserve the battery. With the standard setting, a full charge took a little over two hours. We would have liked it to be possible to program the charge directly from the application to, for example, take advantage of off-peak hours. An easy operation to carry out however using a connected socket, but hey… Here is our battery charged, it is time to see what it has in its belly.
For the home…
Our first tests take place in the office. We start by connecting an Honor Magic7 Pro smartphone in USB-C which can accept 100W of power, but with its power supply unit. On the Bluetti Elite200V2 what does it give? Using the cable supplied with the smartphone, the power delivered varies between 44 and 48 W. Enough to recharge fairly quickly all the same, but indeed some smartphones only reach maximum charging speeds with a home power supply due to proprietary technologies, but it is still possible to use it on one of the two power sockets of the device. On USB-A, we were unable to reach the 15W announced with at best 11 W.
We then do the same with a laptop this time and, this time, we reach 65W, which is the optimal power of the machine in question. This PC can in this case be fully recharged more than 20 times! Enough to delight the famous "digital nomads" on the loose. Let's get down to business. We plug our fixed workstation into the Schuko sockets on the front, i.e. a 27-inch iMac and a secondary 32-inch monitor. The whole thing consumes between 180 and 250 W depending on the intensity of use. Here again, no problem for the Bluetti Elite200V2. We were able to work "off-grid" in this way, i.e. off the office's electrical network for almost a whole day, a little over 8 hours with a one-hour break synonymous with switching the equipment to standby. We are always within the energy envelope of the battery and it is therefore possible to recharge your laptop, your smartphone and work on your desktop computer at the same time.
We go further by connecting more powerful devices: the new Creality K2 Maxi Plus 3D printer which peaks at 600 W during the heating phases first, then a heat gun which was pushed to the limit exceeds 1330 W. We go down to the kitchen and, discreetly, we connect the wife's big air-fryer and start cooking 900 g of fries divided into the two trays. The device then exceeds 2000 W, which does not pose a problem for the Bluetti Elite200V2. The air-fryer could work like this for almost an hour. Simulating an emergency situation… a relative emergency for a geek like us, we were able to power our 65-inch OLED TV, the PS5 and the home internet box without any difficulty for two hours.
…et pour le voyage
In the context of nomadic use, in a converted van, other qualities appeared to us. First of all, the compactness of the machine then takes on its full importance. In a necessarily restricted space where the smallest square centimeter counts, the Bluetti Elite 200V2 easily found its place. Its design seems more practical to us than the Ecoflow models, because the absence of sockets at the back allows it to be placed against a wall. Place in quotation marks, because we think it is better to leave a space of a few centimeters for the air to circulate around the battery. Parked one night in a resort with temperatures well below zero, we ran a mini 1000W fan heater for 90 minutes to facilitate the drying of the ski suits.
Another very positive point of the Bluetti Elite 200V2 is that it is rather silent, a detail that is no longer one when it is used in a space where one is required to sleep. The brand announces a noise level of 16dB with a 500W device connected to the new battery compared to 45dB in the same conditions for the previous generation. A huge gain then.
Optimization on all floors
The brand's engineers have worked hard on an aspect rarely discussed when talking about portable batteries, their own energy consumption. In short, what the battery consumes for its own operation. The standby consumption is too minimal for our measuring device to perceive it. Bluetti announces 0.015W with the screen off and the system on standby for one minute compared to, for example, 3.46W for the Ecoflow Delta2 Max. A huge difference then. With the DC and AC sockets active, just like the screen, still for one minute, the consumption climbs to 9.55W compared to 30.98W. Another interesting measurement, after a night with the screen and sockets on, the capacity of the Bluetti Elite 200V2 will be 94% compared to 82% for the Ecoflow. A very interesting figure therefore.
No longer be afraid of power cuts
Finally, another possible use in which the Bluetti Elite 200V2 excels is that of an inverter. A function that we have of course tested, first with a lamp to be on the safe side. We connect these to the battery and the battery to the mains via a connected socket. We turn on the lamp, then turn off the power. The Bluetti Elite 200V2 reacts, a reaction time of less than 15ms according to the brand, almost immediately so much so that we did not notice anything in terms of the lighting produced by our lamp. Taking our courage in both hands, we replace the lamp with an iMac and a secondary monitor before renewing the simulation of a power outage. Here too it works perfectly, our workstation continued to function as if nothing had happened. Real inverters announce between 6 and 10ms for consumer products with a much shorter autonomy if the power outage continues for a long time. The latter will allow you to save your data before the lights go out, while the Bluetti Elite 200V2 allows you to continue working for several hours. A new paradigm.
An application that does the job
The application, which is of course free and in French, can be found on the Android and iOS app stores. Its use involves creating an account and the rest is rather classic, since its interface displays a large button on the home screen to "Add a device". If the first connection is via Bluetooth, it is possible to define a Wi-Fi access point to be used by the battery. It will thus be possible to control the Bluetti Elite200V2 left at home via the Internet from anywhere.
Overall, the application is stable and benefits from excellent translation quality. However, its interface may seem a little more detailed than that of Ecoflow. The home screen displays information that is not really necessary in our opinion, which clutters it up. When you open the screen dedicated to the Bluetti Elite200V2, you find the fairly classic principle: a visual that allows you to appreciate in real time the current entering and leaving the portable battery. Just as classic, it is possible to activate or cut off the mains or USB sockets. The more advanced settings give access to the mains charging power which determines the noise of the cell ventilation, but also possibly their lifespan. If you are not in a hurry, you might as well let them recharge more slowly. Still from the application, you can define the duration after which the screen will turn off or update the device's firmware. Generally speaking, the possibilities are a little less extensive than on the Ecoflow application, but the essentials are there. The functions offered should, in our opinion, be sufficient for the majority of users.
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