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Anker SOLIX V1 smart charger, 11 kW, solar surplus charging, IP65 and IK10 review

An 11 kW smart charger that schedules against electricity prices and solar surplus, rated IP65 and IK10, and specified from −30 °C to +50 °C.

By Jean-Benoit Buisson

The bottom line The only charger here that sends surplus solar to the car and the only one with an impact rating. It never states its phase count or its cable, and its headline saving is a percentage with nothing behind it.

An 11 kW charger that decides when to charge rather than only how fast.

Solar surplus

Directing generation to the car instead of exporting it. That is the feature this shelf is moving towards and the only implementation here that says so outright. For a household that already generates, it changes the arithmetic of charging entirely.

Two ratings

IP65 for dust and water. IK10 for impact. The second is unusual — it describes resistance to a mechanical blow, which an IP rating says nothing about — and on a charger beside a driveway it is a real specification.

The range

−30 °C to +50 °C, published at both ends.

What is not stated

The phase count. The cable length. The connector arrangement. For a charger costing more than most of this shelf, those three absences are surprising.

The percentage, and the dependency

Up to 58 % a year, with no tariff and no consumption. And an AI scheduling function that reads electricity prices — which requires a service, with a lifetime the specification does not describe.

Availability

German and French Amazon stores quoted 559 € to 789 € when this page was compiled.

American, British, Italian and Spanish Amazon catalogues carry an entry for it, with nobody selling.

These figures are what Keepa reported on the day this page was last updated. Availability and pricing move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 16 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

What it gets right, and what it leaves out

Strengths

Solar surplus charging, which directs generation to the car rather than to the grid
IK10 impact resistance published alongside IP65, which nothing else here gives
Operation is stated to continue during a WiFi outage, which is the failure an app-dependent charger invites

Compromises

Neither the phase count nor the cable is stated anywhere
The first bullet claims up to 58 % annual saving with no tariff or consumption behind it
The AI scheduling depends on a cloud service whose lifetime is not addressed

Specifications

Charging power	11 kW, from the title
Phases	Nowhere in the listing
Cable or socket	Nowhere in the listing — neither a cable length nor a socket type is given
Load management	AI scheduling combining electricity prices, driving plans and solar surplus, first bullet
Solar surplus charging	Stated explicitly — surplus solar is directed to the vehicle rather than exported, second bullet
Metering	Consumption data in the Anker application, with operation described as continuing during a WiFi outage, third bullet
Stated protection requirements	Absent as a requirement; IP65 and IK10 impact resistance are published with an operating range of −30 °C to +50 °C, fifth bullet
Amazon reference	B0FNCZD36Y (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN	0194644273361

Questions owners ask about this one

What is IK10?

An impact resistance rating — the highest in its scale, describing resistance to a defined mechanical blow. On a charger mounted in a car park or beside a driveway it describes survival of a knock, which IP ratings do not cover.

What happens if the cloud service stops?

The third bullet says charging continues during a WiFi outage, which addresses a network failure. It does not address the service itself being withdrawn, and a charger whose scheduling depends on a maker’s cloud has a second lifetime that no specification states.