EcoFlow says subscriptions aren’t required for advanced features… yet

EcoFlow has confirmed that it’s currently testing caller precocious features for its PowerStream Balcony Solar System that were made disposable to a mini group of testers “on a paid basis.” After other EcoFlow users raised concerns past week astir the anticipation of having to salary subscription fees for features connected devices they already own, the institution shared a connection to its Facebook page connected January 30th saying that it “has not initiated immoderate package costs plans astatine this time” and that it “will not proceed pinch immoderate specified plans until we person afloat considered and evaluated our personification opinions.”

The institution says the caller PowerStream features that will beryllium disposable done its mobile app “include cutting-edge technologies tailored to circumstantial captious needs” and that by only making them disposable done a subscription model, users won’t person to salary for precocious features they don’t use. EcoFlow besides says the paid exemplary will let the institution to proceed “maintaining and processing these niche but captious caller features.”

EcoFlow besides assures users that it has nary plans to fastener its apps and different package features already disposable connected its powerfulness devices down a paywall. “All existing features disposable to PowerStream users stay unaffected. The halfway functions of these devices will ne'er beryllium taxable to costs thresholds, and you will ne'er beryllium required to make further package payments to usage your devices normally.”

The PowerStream Balcony Solar System uses star panels, a ample portable battery, smart plugs, and a compact microinverter to present cheaper solar-generated powerfulness to different devices and appliances astir a location utilizing modular wall outlets. Using EcoFlow’s mobile app, users tin specify really overmuch powerfulness from the star panels is utilized to support devices for illustration washing machines and java machines running, aliases really overmuch is utilized to complaint up batteries for times erstwhile star powerfulness procreation is reduced.

Details astir the caller features being tested for the PowerStream strategy — including added functionality, erstwhile they’ll beryllium disposable to each users, and really overmuch they’ll costs — haven’t been revealed by EcoFlow.