jason ...thx i am learning more about power stations due to your ed videos...keep showing more...

Wow! Great Review Jason! You have summarized so many shiny features of RIVER 2: the output efficiency, convenient connectivity, lighter weight... Looking forward to your other testing! Plus we will take into account your suggestions and those of other users. Continue the excellent review!😉

Compliments to you on a very professional and in-depth review, well done!

Guys i can't find the words to explain how professional this man is. Absolutely magnificent ❤

Jason, extremely professional review and your easy free spreadsheet tracking the data test points is why I enjoy using your information when making my decisions. I sure hope people place warranty and customer support high in their evaluation because Eco Flow is delivering on that point. Then Eco Flow is also delivering on the introductory price point. Not sure what the price point will be in the future, probably competitive, but this "out of the gate" price point is great. The better in my opinion battery chemistry, LFP, is long awaited and expected. The phone APP is superior. You did a wonderful job in explaining the difference between EPS (Emergency Power Source) vs UPS (Uninterruptable Power Source). I agree with you, not having built in wireless phone charging is bad. I feel customers this model is pointing at will demand that feature. People don't like cables. But if the customer becomes aware of all the pros that this unit offers, they can use your spreadsheet to study the data, the consumer this product is marketing MIGHT look past not having wireless phone charging and be willing to carry a phone charging cable in their backpack. Might. I don't agree with you on this model needing the expandability option, I don't believe its competitors offer expandability for their models in this "tiny" portable package, but you fairly pointed that out and it's listed as such in your spreadsheet. Thank you for your fair and professional review.

Thanks Jason🐾🐾

Thx! I like the lithium phosphate and faster charging. Would like to see UPS and more efficiency. Keep up great testing. Plan to buy my first one next year, we'll see what's out there and what my needs are then.

Thank you. Your reviews are helping me quite a bit in making some decisions, Also the spreadsheet replaced the one I had started for myself. A quick question as I am far from an electrical guy. If I have an inverter in my truck cab that runs from the cigarette lighter, can I then plug into its 110 outlet to quick charge the EcoFlow II or another solar generator without damaging something somewhere along the line between the truck battery and the Solar Charger? Thanks.

Great review as always Jason. I think that's a very fair score. The lack of wireless charging seems like a missed opportunity for sure.

Thx for the high-quality review as always!!

look forward to the River 2 Pro review!

a little feature on my river pro I was kinda surprised and pleased to discover is the DC power does not have to be turned on to charge devices through the USB ports. Should help with the efficiency in the small device charging arena. Maybe this has that feature also. Looking at the front of the device I would guess it does.

You show the iceco go20 in all of your solar generator reviews. I see it so much on your videos that I went ahead and bought one. Tested it on my bluetti eb3a and now testing on my river pro. Amazing refrigerator! I'm pretty stoked to see you test the next river pro!

Okay power station. Agree with you about the lack of wireless charging. Would have also like to have a 100 watt USB-C port instead of 60 watt one. Nice they use the lithium iron phosphate batteries now. Great review.

I picked up a River Plus 360Wh for $250 four weeks ago and am very glad I did. It can do native 600W (1200 surge) and has the two 5.5mm DC jacks which I use on the regular, and 100W USB. You have to spend $470+ close to the same features now with the River 2 Max 512Wh. It's a shame they had to drop the River 1 almost overnight and cut all these features on the standard 2. I don't mind only 800 recharge cycles to 80 percent for what I purchased though. This battery still looks decent as long as you get it for the right price. Good review!

Hey, will the discount code work in the UK from their own website? They aren't launched here til next week!

Great review Jason, as always. Personally I am not impressed with this unit. Reminds me of a Jackery with the slow solar panel charging but does charge faster with a/c. I do not like that it is an EPS instead of UPS. With my Jackery I do not worry when we have thunderstorm warnings. I hook up my Bipap to it and if we have a power shortage I do not notice it with my Bipap or the older River products . Would also have preferred a 10 amp out put from the 12V plug. I do love that it has a bi-directional charging usb plug and the life cycle of the batteries. Also prefer my old river products like the mini and the pro as they are UPS and not EPS. With how I use them they will last me a very very long time. Thanks for the review.

I’ve had a River 2 for about a month and had issues with it staying turned on or overheating, hopefully it’s an isolated issue but still working with tech support to get it resolved.

Hi Jason! The battery chemistry is an awesome improvement. But I don’t know if I’m the only one that thinks the River Pro 2 looks less high end than the first version of River Pro. The elimination of the light is not a big issue, but why eliminate the fast charge usb and only have usb A (Hobotech call them dinosaurs 😬). Why ecoflow would prefer an old usb type? Any thoughts about it?

thanks for the review! one question about the compressor fridge: how many liters is it (20?)and did I understand you correctly that you ran it indoors for 12 hours and still had 36% left? reason I ask is that I'm trying to figure out if I could use a river 2 to run a dometic CFF20 for about 10 hours outdoors. seams there are alot of reviews and on this on YT but few ever mention or try runnings compressor fridges so I was happy when I saw you did, even if you kinda hurried throught it ;-)

They really improved the River 2 from the previous River. Not only does it look better, it charges faster.

Great review, I only can't entirely agree with a couple points, 1)The ability to have extended battery capacity. Many LiPo and Lion stand-alone battery packs can be connected to the USB-c to give as much additional capacity as you want to depending on the battery packs you connect. The connection via USB-c will also recharge the additional connected battery packs when the Rive is in AC or DC mode, Also to make the lack of a pad charger is a bit moot as a pad charger can be purchased from Amazon for under $15. Maybe a mention of the quick fixes would be good. The AC converter power use is really bad for a feature many users consider primary..

Currently have a River Pro, and really considering upgrading, or expanding my collection.

Ecoflow has the best app. Bluetti is close but things like the ability to set the screen timeout set Ecoflow apart.

What up Doe Dr J!? I think I will get a lot of use out of the River2... Thanks you much! Also! can they do a firmware update to improve AC efficiency somehow??

it would be useful for a trickle charger to plug into for long time if only it can set schedule to turn on and off the ac inverter so it won’t run down the battery when it is not needed

I returned the River 2 due to some initial quality issues: incorrect watt usage displayed, lack of advertised capacity, and battery shut down after powering higher power device that per spec. it should be able to handle that.

Looks like EcoFlow is something to keep an eye on, especially for nomads.

Who designed the plugs to be upside down like that? Plugging in some power bricks will be difficult to say the least.

I just got the river 2 this week. I did my own iceco go20 dc fridge vs test with this and the eb3a . 71 ambient temp Iceco set at 37 degrees filled First test with the river 2 was a complete disappointment . About 10 hours run time. Then I upgraded the FW. It had 2 versions to upgrade to. New test results river -22 hours Eb3a - 17 hours 30 mins I am impressed with the river 2. I was going to return it but glad I upgraded the FW and re-tested . Next test I'm going to daisy chain these 2 lol. Nerdy stuff right!?

Hi Jason, Great review us usual Sir! I must admit, you got better results than Hobotech did, he couldn’t get the 300 watt inverter to run more than 285 watts without using the ‘uplift’ facility, plus the efficiency was very poor, about 73% from memory? I’m sure the DC output is only 8 amps as well? I have to say Jason, the Bluetti EB3A seems far superior, last week I plugged in my 2 Renogy 100 watt panels in parallel and I was getting a maximum of 177 watts input, it also has a true UPS, I get 106 watts input from my 12V socket as well, I am absolutely loving the EB3A at present……although I take on board your comment about customer care and after sales. Keep up the great work. Kind regards Tony

I'm happy that Ecoflow switched to LFP batteries which will equate to a longer battery life.

I have the 110 watt ecoflow portable solar panel. Can i connect this, plús my 28 watt usb solar panel in the usc-C to charge the batteries at the same time?

Looks like the River 2 is missing the DC timeout feature seen on the other models @12:16.

It does look better than the old River. I find it more rugged and sturdy.

Wow, this was the big cons on the ecoflow side, 500 cycles against 3000 on Bluetti. Now they fixed it. But i would say the price is a bit crazy, 1400 versus 700. Literally double price than the Bluetti sister model.. Is it there a reason for this? Are not identical now with LFP in both? Just ecoflow charge way faster, and maybe inversor is better.. Also is more modular, i think you can add more energy (i dont know if in bluetti EB70 there is an easy way to trick and do). But double... OMG

Just thinking. When doing inverter parasitic draw. Maybe look at it for total Wh used. After you do your capacity test then do parasitic and use that to get actual energy used. So on a small unit like River 2 it is a larger % but overall may not be less efficient than an inverter in a larger unit. Also may set a better baseline.

Bluetti as been on sale for $170 and it has a 600 watt and wireless charging.

At end of 23'/near 2024... would you recommend the EcoFlow River 2 or the Bluetti AC2a, assuming pricing is the same? Use case is CarCamping to run heated blankets & fans, charging iPhone and iPad.

Wow that parasitic drain is not so great. Hoping they can fix that with firmware. Thinking about a Pro for a little workbench/hang out area in my new shed.

Hi Jason! I love your reviews, and I'm living by your spreadsheet. I have a question that I can't seem to find an answer to: I have a 2000W inverter in my car (Prius) connected to the 12v battery, and I certainly don't want to overload the circuit in the car. If I connect an EcoFlow Delta 2 to the inverter and run something that draws 1500 watts or so, can I limit the amount the passthrough charging will draw from my inverter to protect the car fuse? If, for example, I limit the charging on the EcoFlow to 600 watts (through the app), will it honor that 600-watt limit even while using a cook plate or other implement?

Which would you choose Bluetti EB3A or EcoFlow River 2?

Hi Jason, I’m considering this over the AC2A for the simple fact that it can be charged via usb c albeit at 60w. I would reconsider the AC2A if there was a way to use an adapter that drew from a usb c cable but I am definitely not an expert…. What would be required if it were possible, for the Ac2a to be charged that way?

The battery has the x-boost mode, so it should be able to run higher power devices. However, mine failed even when it was just barely exceeding the 300W.

Is there a way to improve the efficiency of the AC converter?

is there a way i can connect the river 2 to a massimo solar panel? i have a couple of those. im assuming i would need to buy an adapter?

Will you do a review of the River 2 Pro?

river 2 max or bluetti eb55? both near the same price with jason discount code on the eco

Does this have the typical super loud jet engine fan noise? You should let people know because many users would think to use this with a CPAP machine but it's way too loud.

Im looking forward to the new river. My bluetti replacement eb3a has failed as well. Very disappointing.

The USB A ports are not QC 3.0, they are standard 5v at 2.4A

The more I see the competition. The more I become a Bluetti fan boy.

I don't like the handle design. This unit would be great for camping, however with a handle on the backside the display will be facing the ground when transporting it from car to tent, to table, etc. This would also mean that someone could set it on the front panel when moving it from location to location. Better location for the handle would be on the side leaving the top available for stacking when packing it away. Also, allowing carry with the display outward away from the ground. And, since it is light (about 7 pounds), a shoulder strap for long hiking treks would be nice.

I liked your review. I still think a test using an external inverter would be worth while. Especially since this product is not efficient. If a person is operating a 30 watt tv, a small inverter could be possibly more efficient than a built in inverter. And it would be a test worthy of all power station.

Expansion Battery - The original Extra Battery for River Pro was inelegant in the connection & shape and could not be independently charged. One River 2 can be connected to another River 2 unit, for extending usage. What I am doing is connecting a River 2 Max (slave) to River Pro (master). This was approved by EcoFlow.

Video idea: A lot of people seem to complain about the noisy nature of the Ecoflow River 2 fan's - turns out there's a NOCTUA computer fan mod that really makes it whisper quiet. Just a suggestion for a cool video idea!

Eco Flow has always been the trend setter for solar generators, and now that they are finally ditching 20 year old batteries and going with LiFePO4. If only EV car makers would follow this trend:( I think the biggest selling point is how lite it is, literally 25% lighter than the EB3A! Great to see you getting these videos of new products out before everyone else, great job! Thanks

Having used wireless charging on the Bluetti AC200P, I don't think it's that big of a deal that it's not on this unit. It's just not great, especially with a case. I would much rather plug in via USB C. The new units are about what I expected in terms of updates, and I'm happy I pulled the trigger on a Delta 2 a few weeks ago. My only complaint with it is the fan is stupid loud and it doesn't slowly step up the RPMs. Massive fail. Ecoflow, along with a few other manufacturers, are really missing the boat when it comes to the handle designs. They should make them integrated into the box itself, not stick out like they do today.

So bummed. Just got my River 2 and went to test it with my Iceco VL45 pro and all I get is E1 error once compressor tries to start. I tried some other stuff and might be the cooler which I just bought too. But have you tried on the VL45 you have?

I can definitely use a power station that is fully charged in 60 minutes.

Not good for an uninterrupted power supply for your computer. Even though it has pass through the switch over takes too long to keep your computer up and running when the grid fails. This is an important shortcoming. For me it's a no-go.

Your spreadsheet shows the efficiency as 89% but I thought the video shows it much lower??

I returned my River 2 due to the extremely loud fan noise during charging. In a quiet room, it is terribly noisy.

3000 charge cycles is a lot. Even if you charge it daily, it will give you power for more than 10 years.

Would you take this for $179 or the Bluetti EB3A for 219?

Hi could someone let me know for sure if I can continue using solar from this when the battery is full like a passthrough?

What does the little blinking light mean when it is off? Also, it seems to lose its charge quickly. I plan on calling customer service ptomorrow. The app seems to do little, unlike yours. Very confusing. It may go back.

I just watched hobotechs video on this. his efficiency findings were a little different, dc was around 74 or 76 percent, around the same ac efficiency as your test showed. his ups test showed it better than the delta 2 he had. I am wondering why the lifepo4 battery units seem to be less efficient than the nmc or lithium versions. Great review as always. keep up the good work. I did order one off his coupon code since it made it 209, $225 after tax.

sad to know about the inverter effeciency of ecoflow river 2. LFP battery is great though

The river 2 is the same price as the bluetti eb3a at amazon for $239. Which is the better buy?

River 2 ?! let's see what it has..

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Interesting when Hobo tested the capacity he only got 73% wonder how each of your testing differed.

where's the x-boost test?

You need to do a capacity test. AC and DC capacity is garbage, as both only pull about 73%. The previous version was like 92% for DC, but still only 73% for AC.

No AC compacity test ? Really disappointed!

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Laurels; lots of laurels, on which Ecoflow is resting. I see too much wasted potential; this could have been SO much better than it is, but is arguably almost toy-like with some of its omissions. No dust cover on the 12V output? No solar charging cable? This is an intro device only, and a buyer is going to want more. I'm sure it's MUCH better than any cheap 240WH-280WH prior-generation Li-ion device out there, but this one simply doesn't lead, which doesn't seem consistent with the Ecoflow brand. The inverter isn't as good as the first generation River's either. I REALLY want to see your reviews of the new Max and Pro models, and I hope they are a whole lot better.

Great review but eco flow are poor value for money. The Ctechi 240wh and 320wh are both much cheaper and do the same thing. Ctechi had lithium phosphate batteries before eco flow

But just try to get to a living human being. All you get is "If you would like a call back dial 2".

shill no ups

I'm just going to go ahead and say it because I think no one else wants to admit it to themselves. Probably because this is literally everything we wanted the River 2 series to be, spec wise... but dear lord... these things, all three of them are absolutely hideous. The originals actually had sex appeal and legitimately still look cool. River 2 looks cheap and significantly less classy than the original series. I could never buy it based off looks alone. It looks absolutely ridiculous, lol. I hate the toy gray plastic top. I hate the handle. I hate the almost egg like shape it has. And I especially hate that EF crammed LFP cells inside every last one of them. Because now I will be seeing these design team abominations for decades to come... They actually miraculously somehow managed to make it look far more incredibly pathetic than it actually is. Inside it's a beast. Externally, it looks like some cheap peace of crap. It stands out like a cheap sore thumb sitting next to every other EF product. Even in this video, it looks dull, lackluster and even somehow pathetic sitting next to its sexy and sleek predecessor. It's pretty impressive how much I absolutely hate it really, lol. However, I do love all their other stuff and that they sent you out some for review on day one of their launch. I mean... that's pretty much the equivalent of saying you made it. As far as a successful YT channel. Congratulations on your channel success brother! I do want to upgrade from my EF River Max to something with LFP but there just is no way I could ever buy a River 2, lol...