u/GSEninja

I guess foreign is dependent on where you are located, but for us here in the US, will Chinese battery technology be an option for our conversions?

I’m still in the planning phase of my EV conversion, and I feel like every single day tech is changing and improving. I know I have to eventually pick and start the build, but this article got me thinking…

https://www.ft.com/content/1773de37-2595-4d9f-9536-dbe03ff1f8d3?syn-25a6b1a6=1

If BYD and CATL batteries were available in the U.S., would they be compatible with the BMS, inverter, and chargers we use here? I assume charging standards are a separate issue from the battery itself. If I commit to lithium-ion now, would it be possible to switch later to LFP, LMFP, or even sodium-ion without major changes to the conversion? Would it require wire upgrade, charge port change, would the associated hardware be overburdened?

u/GSEninja — 1 month ago