Method of allocating batteries for use on specific industrial vehicles in a fleet

A method for allocating a plurality of batteries to a plurality of industrial vehicles, wherein the plurality of batteries are rechargeable and removable from vehicles, said method comprising:

• assigning one of a plurality of ratings to each of the plurality of industrial vehicles, wherein a rating so assigned indicates an intensity level at which a given industrial vehicle is operated;
• for each of the plurality of removable batteries, occasionally measuring an actual capacity of each battery, thereby producing an actual capacity value;
• and
• installing a given battery on a particular industrial vehicle in response to a relationship between the rating assigned to the particular industrial vehicle and the actual capacity value of the given battery.

A method for allocating a plurality of batteries to a plurality of industrial vehicles, wherein the plurality of batteries are rechargeable and removable from vehicles, said method comprising:

• assigning one of a plurality of ratings to each of the plurality of industrial vehicles, wherein an assigned rating indicates an intensity level at which a given industrial vehicle is operated;
• for each of the plurality of removable batteries, measuring an actual electrical parameter of each battery;
• assigning each battery to an operating condition category in response to measuring an actual electrical parameter;
• and
• installing batteries on the plurality of industrial vehicles in response to the rating assigned each industrial vehicle and the operating condition category of each battery.