Einhell PXC 150W Power Station
(6 reviews)
The only one in the range with a 12 V output, a car adapter lead in the box, and the ability to recharge the very battery it runs on, over USB-C.
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Characteristics
- Output: 150 W at 230 V, 120 W at 12 V
- USB: USB-C Power Delivery + USB-A
- Recharging: Battery recharged through the USB-C PD input
- Power source: 18V Power X-Change battery (not included)
- 12 V output and recharges its own battery
Detailed overview: Einhell TE-ES 18/150/1 Li-C-Solo power station
Einhell's cordless range rests on a single battery type, the Power X-Change, shared by more than three hundred machines. The TE-ES 18/150/1 is the accessory that turns any of those batteries into a versatile source of electricity. It stores nothing itself: it converts the battery's 18 volts direct current into 230 volts alternating current, into 12 volts, and into USB power.
The 230 volt socket takes 150 watts, which covers a laptop charger, a lamp, a small fan or a camera battery charger. The 12 volt socket goes up to 120 watts and stands out for the car adapter lead supplied as standard. It targets accessories designed for the car, electric cool boxes above all, and spares them a detour through 230 volts that would cost dearly in efficiency. Two USB ports complete the set, one of them a USB-C Power Delivery port able to run a modern laptop.
The most interesting difference from the entry-level model hides in that USB-C port: it is bidirectional. Used as an input, it recharges the Power X-Change battery installed in the unit. You can therefore top up your tool batteries from a phone's USB-C charger, a power station or a solar panel with a USB-C output, without carrying the brand's mains charger. On the move, that is a real gain in space and flexibility.
The built-in light deserves a mention too. Unlike the two-position lamps usual on this kind of device, this one dims continuously, from a faint glow to full output, which makes it usable both as a tent night light and as a work lamp. The sockets are protected by covers against dust and splashes, a hook lets you hang the unit up, and an LED indicator gives a precise battery reading.
Runtime depends entirely on the battery you choose. With the 4 Ah pack covered in our page on the Einhell Power X-Change 18V 4.0 Ah battery, meaning 72 watt-hours, expect around twenty minutes at full load on the 230 volt socket, and considerably more on modest draws. If the 12 volt output and the charging function are of no use to you, the TC-ES 18/150/1 inverter offers the same mains output for some fifty euros less.
EAN: 4006825683172
Comparison
At around 140 euros, this TE-ES compares first with its junior sibling the TC-ES, then with the equivalent Ryobi inverter, and finally with a genuine entry-level power station that carries its own battery.
| Criterion | Einhell TE-ES 18/150/1 | Einhell TC-ES 18/150/1 | Ryobi RY18BI150A | Allpowers Volix P300 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mains output | 150 W | 150 W | 150 W (300 W peak) | 300 W |
| 12 V output | Yes, 120 W + lead | No | No | Yes |
| USB-C Power Delivery | Yes, bidirectional | Yes, 60 W | No | Yes |
| Recharges the battery | Yes, over USB-C | No | No | Not applicable |
| Energy available | Battery dependent | Battery dependent | Battery dependent | 256 Wh built in |
| Observed price | ≈ 140 € | ≈ 90 € | ≈ 67 € | ≈ 169 € |
Against the TC-ES, the question comes down to two uses: do you own 12 volt appliances, and do you want to recharge your batteries over USB-C? If the answer is no to both, save the fifty euros. If you head off in a van or camping with a cool box, the gap pays for itself on the first weekend. The Ryobi RY18BI150A remains the cheapest of the group, but it is limited to 230 volts and two USB-A ports, and it of course only accepts One+ batteries. As for the Volix P300, thirty euros more, it brings its own 256 watt-hours and twice the output: that is the right choice if you do not already own a fleet of Einhell batteries, since the TE-ES on its own produces nothing without them.
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Our tester's review: Yoni Marchal-Laporte
Einhell sells two 18 volt inverters that look very similar on the spec sheet and must not be confused. The TC-ES, some fifty euros cheaper, simply drains the battery to produce 230 volts. This TE-ES does the same, but adds what was genuinely missing. The 12 volt socket first, with its supplied car adapter lead: it takes 120 watts, enough to run an electric cool box, an inflator or a camping pump without a detour through 230 volts that wastes energy. That is smarter than it sounds, because powering a 12 volt appliance from an 18 volt battery by way of the mains socket loses close to a third of the charge. The charging function next: the USB-C Power Delivery port accepts current in both directions. Plugged into a laptop's USB-C charger or into a power station, it recharges the Power X-Change battery fitted in the unit. Out camping, that means a USB-C solar panel is enough to top up your tool batteries, with no need to carry the Einhell mains charger. The light, finally, dims continuously rather than in two steps, which lets you set it as a night light inside a tent. The rest is as expected: dust covers, a hanging hook, a precise charge indicator. Two reservations. The price, first, approaching a hundred and forty euros, above some genuine entry-level power stations that include their own battery. And the logic of the system: with neither battery nor charger in the box, the real bill climbs quickly if you are starting from scratch. For anyone who already owns three or four Power X-Change batteries, though, this is the most complete accessory in the range.
Frequently asked questions: Einhell TE-ES 18/150/1 Li-C-Solo power station
The same 150 watts on the 230 volt socket, but the TE-ES adds a 120 watt 12 volt socket with a car adapter lead, a function that recharges the battery through the USB-C input, and a continuously dimmable light. Expect around fifty euros between them.
Through its USB-C Power Delivery port, which also works as an input. Plug in a USB-C charger, a power station or a solar panel with USB-C output, and the battery fitted in the unit recharges. That is what lets you leave the Einhell mains charger at home.
Efficiency. Running a 12 volt cool box through the 230 V socket forces the unit to convert the power up, then the cool box adapter to convert it back down. Every stage costs energy, easily a third of the charge in total. The direct 12 V output avoids that double detour.
No, neither battery nor charger. That is standard on Power X-Change devices sold in Solo form. If you are new to the ecosystem, a starter kit with battery and charger costs less than buying them separately.
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Published on 26/07/2026