The invention relates to an electric car lithium battery active balancing system based on a battery management chip LTC6804. A single-chip microcomputer collects battery voltage through a battery management chip, a lithium battery active balancing scheme is determined, bilateral switches formed by connecting N-MOSFETs and P-MOSFETs in series are used in balancing circuits, bidirectional transferring of energy can be achieved, two sets of bilateral switches only need one control signal, and the system control difficulty is greatly reduced. Each battery needs to be connected with a charging allowing switch in series, wrong charging is prevented, and the safety and reliability of the system are improved. Switching between the single-single balancing circuit and the single-overall balancing circuit can be achieved by controlling two N-MOSFETs, the circuit structure is clear, and control is convenient. A double-layer balancing circuit is formed by the single-single balancing circuit and the single-overall balancing circuit, and the optimal balancing effect is achieved through a power lithium battery pack. The circuit structure is simple, cost is low, the balancing speed is high, the circuits have hierarchy, modularization is easy, stacking of the balancing circuits is promoted, and the system can be widely applied to electric cars.