Managed electric vehicle traction battery system

A method comprising:

• monitoring or testing an aspect of a rechargeable traction battery pack configured to supply electric power to a propulsion system of a vehicle;
• generating a traction battery pack status report in response to a result of the monitoring or testing;
• transmitting the traction battery pack status report to a remote battery manager;
• receiving a management instruction from the remote battery manager responsive to the traction battery pack status report;
• and
• permitting or denying the rechargeable traction battery pack (i) supplying electric power to the propulsion system of the vehicle or (ii) receiving a recharge in response to the received management instruction.

An electric vehicle battery system comprising:

• a rechargeable traction battery pack configured to supply electric power to a propulsion system of a vehicle;
• a data-gathering module configured to monitor or test an aspect of the traction battery pack and in response to generate a traction battery pack status report;
• a compliance module configured to evaluate the traction battery pack status report with respect to a management criteria assigned to the rechargeable traction battery pack;
• a manager module configured to issue a management instruction responsive to the evaluation of the battery status report;
• and
• a gatekeeper module configured to permit or deny in response to the management instruction the rechargeable traction battery pack (i) supplying electric power to the propulsion system or (ii) receiving a recharge.

A method comprising:

• monitoring or testing an aspect of a rechargeable traction battery pack configured to supply electric power to a propulsion system of a vehicle;
• generating a traction battery pack status report in response to a result of the monitoring or testing;
• evaluating the traction battery pack status report with respect to a management criteria assigned to the rechargeable traction battery pack;
• issuing a management instruction responsive to the evaluation of the battery status report;
• and
• permitting or denying the rechargeable traction battery pack (i) supplying electric power to the propulsion system of the vehicle or (ii) receiving a recharge in response to the management instruction.