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Jackery's smallest power station yet, the Explorer 100D
Jackery's Explorer 100D weighs under two pounds and goes on sale at Walmart for ninety-nine dollars; the catch is a cap on how many things you can charge.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on this story, from BBN Newsroom at 1:10 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Verge's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by The Verge: “Jackery made its portable power stations even smaller”, with reporting from Mezha News and GlobeNewswire.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 1:10 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
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- The VergeJackery made its portable power stations even smaller
- Mezha NewsJackery’s Explorer 100D is its smallest power station yet November 2, 2026 · facts used on air
- GlobeNewswireIntroducing Jackery Explorer 100D: The long-term mobile productivity partner redefining portable power stations on the ground, over the road and in the air October 28, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorJackery has made its smallest portable power station yet, the Explorer 100D, and it measures four point six by three point four by three point four inches, The Verge reports.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's the first compact, travel-forward energy companion in the line, and Jackery calls it flight-friendly.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt weighs one point eight seven pounds and holds ninety-six watt-hours. It uses lithium iron phosphate batteries, which Jackery first introduced in twenty twenty-three.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd the cells are engineered for up to eight years of regular use, or three thousand charge cycles.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's a long-term relationship with a very small box.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIs that a lot of power?

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a focused output strategy.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTotal output is capped at one hundred fifty-eight watts, so power drops when all three ports are in use, and I'd call that built-in portion control.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo three devices, and the battery picks a favorite.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt goes on sale at Walmart on November fifteenth for ninety-nine dollars, and Costco already sells a two-pack for one hundred seventy-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd rate it a solid buy-in for the small-power lifestyle.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo you buy a backup power station for emergencies, and in an emergency you pick one device.
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