Camping & Overlanding
Car camping, weekend trips and vehicle-based travel
Anker SOLIX · Mid-size
Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2
1.02 kWh of storage, 2 kW of continuous AC output, listed at $2,398. That works out to $2.34 per watt-hour and 41.1 watt-hours per pound.
1.02 kWh2 kW AC24.9 lbLiFePO44,000 cycles
What this unit is for
Anker applying consumer-electronics discipline to energy: the pitch is that buying a power station should feel like buying a good laptop charger.
Best suited to: Buyers who want a well-made, well-supported unit and will use the app. Less suited to: Off-gridders who need the widest accessory ecosystem or the lowest cost per Wh.
Fridge for a day, camping for a weekend.
Specifications
12 of 19 fields are published by Anker SOLIX for this model. The rest are shown as “—” and are excluded from rankings rather than estimated.
| Capacity | 1.02 kWh |
|---|---|
| AC output (continuous) | 2 kW |
| AC surge | 3 kW |
| Power lifting / boost | — |
| Battery chemistry | LiFePO4 |
| Rated cycles | 4,000 |
| Weight | 24.9 lb |
| AC recharge to full | 49 min |
| Max solar input | 600 W |
| AC outlets | 3 |
| USB-C ports | — |
| USB-A ports | — |
| 12V car port | 1 |
| UPS switchover | 10 ms |
| Max expandable capacity | — |
| Warranty | 60 months |
| Noise level | — |
| Ingress protection | — |
| Operating temp (low) | — |
| List price | $2,398 |
Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page is taken from Anker SOLIX’s own product listing and is stored with the vendor’s exact wording, reproduced below. We do not estimate missing specs — a field the vendor does not publish is shown as “—” and excluded from rankings. Source: www.ankersolix.com/au/products/c1000-gen-2-portable-power-station-1-024wh-2-000w-alternative-charger.
Vendor wording for each figure (12)
capacityWh: “Capacity => 1,024Wh”acOutputW: “Delivers 2,000W output, 3,000W peak, and 1,024Wh capacity”acSurgeW: “3,000W peak”chemistry: “LFP battery”cycleLife: “After 4,000 cycles, the LFP battery still retains at least 80% capacity”weight: “11.29 kg”rechargeAcMinutes: “Fully recharge in just 49 min with upgraded HyperFlash tech (1,600W)”solarInputW: “600W solar (60V max)”acOutlets: “3 AC Output Ports”carPort: “10 Car Socket”upsSwitchoverMs: “10 ms UPS”warrantyMonths: “"warranty":{"label":"Warranty","value":"5 Years"}”
Where it ranks
All rankings →Position among all 76 models we track, in each dimension this unit publishes the inputs for.
| Dimension | Rank | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best value (Wh per dollar) | #73 of 73 | $2.34 |
| Most portable (Wh per pound) | #23 of 74 | 41.1 Wh/lb |
| Most inverter headroom | #7 of 75 | 195 W/100Wh |
| Fastest AC recharge | #7 of 36 | 1.3 kW |
| Highest solar input | #28 of 55 | 600 W |
| Longest service life | #31 of 65 | 4096 kWh |
| Most output per dollar | #67 of 72 | 0.83 W/$ |
| Best for home backup | #6 of 75 | 76/100 |
| Longest warranty | #37 of 75 | 60 mo |
Who buys this brand, and why
Full Anker SOLIX profile →Who it is for
- People who already own Anker chargers, cables or power banks
- Design-conscious buyers aged roughly 25–50
- Home-office and apartment dwellers rather than off-gridders
- First-time energy buyers who want a familiar brand and app
What they will pay extra for
- Design and build quality
- Fast, quiet charging
- A polished app and firmware support
- Buying from a brand with a consumer-grade returns process
Honest drawbacks
- Newer to the category than the camping incumbents
- Smaller range than EcoFlow or BLUETTI, with fewer off-grid accessories
- Pricing is not the value play — the premium is for polish
- Less field-proven in hard off-grid use
Fits these buying scenarios
Short Home Outages
Keeping the fridge, Wi-Fi and phones alive for hours
Mobile Work & Creators
Remote work, film and photo production away from mains
RV & Van Life
Living and working from a vehicle, on solar and alternator charging
Elsewhere in the Anker SOLIX range
All Anker SOLIX models →
Closest rivals by capacity
Other brands’ models nearest in capacity — the units a buyer is most likely to be comparing against this one.
