eFoil compatibility quick reference

Battery, charger, controller, propulsion, and wing compatibility across every Lift generation.

2 min readUpdated Jun 10, 2026Guides & How-To

Use these tables to confirm what works with your eFoil before you buy.

Battery ↔ eFoil

Battery

LIFT5 / LIFT5 F

LIFTX

LIFT4

LIFT3 / LIFT3 F

Gen5 Full Range

Yes

No

No

No

Gen5 Light

Yes

No

No

No

LIFTX Battery

With adapter

Yes

No

No

Gen4 Full Range

No

No

Yes

Yes (LIFT3 F)

Gen4 Light

No

No

Yes

Yes (LIFT3 F)

Charger ↔ Battery

Charger

Gen5

LIFTX

Gen4

Quick Charger Gen5/LIFTX

Yes

Yes

No

eFoil Battery Charger / Delta Q

No

No

Yes

Hand controller ↔ eFoil

Controller

LIFT5 / LIFTX

LIFT4

LIFT3 / LIFT3 F

Elite

Yes

No

No

Lift

Yes

Yes

Yes

Classic

No

Yes

Yes

Propulsion ↔ Board

Propulsion

LIFT5 (LCS)

LIFTX

LIFT4 / LIFT3 (bolt-on)

LCS Carbon 68

Yes

No

No

LCS Carbon 55

Yes

No

No

LCS Carbon 55 High Mount

No

Yes

No

Classic Propulsion (bolt-on)

Bolt-on LIFT5 only

No

Yes

Wing mount types

Mount

Compatible with

Bolt-on (4-bolt)

All Lift eFoils and foil boards

LCS

LCS-equipped LIFT5 and LIFTX only

Key rules

  1. Gen5 batteries do NOT work in LIFT4 or LIFT3 — and Gen4 batteries do NOT work in LIFT5 or LIFTX.

  2. The Classic Hand Controller does NOT work with LIFT5 or LIFTX.

  3. LCS propulsion does NOT work on bolt-on boards — and bolt-on propulsion does NOT work on LCS boards.

  4. The Lift Hand Controller is the only controller that works with every Lift eFoil ever made.

  5. The Quick Charger Gen5/LIFTX is the only charger that covers both Gen5 and LIFTX batteries.

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