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A management system of a vehicle battery replacement system has a plurality of battery replacement stations for replacing a depleted battery pack of an electric vehicle with a charged battery pack. Each battery replacement station includes a coordinating device. The management system also has a cont

A management system of a vehicle battery replacement system has a plurality of battery replacement stations for replacing a depleted battery pack of an electric vehicle with a charged battery pack. Each battery replacement station includes a coordinating device. The management system also has a control system in communication with the coordinating devices of the battery replacement stations and a plurality of client devices. The control system is configured to receive a request for a battery replacement operation from a client device, and select a battery replacement station of the plurality of battery replacement stations for performing the battery replacement operation.

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1. A management system of a vehicle battery replacement system, comprising: a plurality of battery replacement stations for replacing a depleted battery pack of an electric vehicle with a charged battery pack, wherein each battery replacement station includes a coordinating device, wherein the plura

1. A management system of a vehicle battery replacement system, comprising: a plurality of battery replacement stations for replacing a depleted battery pack of an electric vehicle with a charged battery pack, wherein each battery replacement station includes a coordinating device, wherein the plurality of battery replacement stations includes a first station and a second station, and wherein the first station is a different type than the second station; anda control system in communication with the coordinating devices of the battery replacement stations and a plurality of client devices, wherein the control system is configured to: receive a request for a battery replacement operation from a client device; andselect a battery replacement station of the plurality of battery replacement stations for performing the battery replacement operation. 2. The management system of claim 1, wherein the request for the battery replacement operation includes a location, and the control system selects the battery replacement station based on the location. 3. The management system of claim 2, wherein the location is a location of the vehicle. 4. The management system of claim 1, wherein the first station or the second station is configured to deliver the charged battery pack to a location of the vehicle at the time the request was sent. 5. The management system of claim 1, wherein the first station or the second station includes a designated parking location for conducting the battery replacement operation. 6. The management system of claim 1, wherein the battery replacement station further includes a battery pack queue comprising charged batteries. 7. The management system of claim 6, wherein the charged batteries are stored at less than full charge, and wherein a coordinating device is configured to provide an instruction to charge a selected battery pack to full charge based on the request for a battery replacement operation. 8. The management system of claim 1, wherein the battery replacement station further includes a service provider configured to perform the battery replacement operation, wherein the service provider is a robotic cart. 9. The management system of claim 1, wherein the client device is a mobile device. 10. The management system of claim 1, wherein the client device is an on-board computer of the vehicle. 11. A battery replacement station, comprising: a battery pack queue comprising partially-charged batteries stored at less than full charge;a charging device; anda coordinating device configured to: receive, from a client device associated with a vehicle, a request to perform a battery replacement operation for the vehicle, wherein the request includes information about a type of the vehicle;select, based on the request, a partially-charged battery from the battery pack queue to be used in the battery replacement operation for the vehicle, wherein the selected partially-charged battery is compatible with the type of the vehicle; andcharge, via the charging device and in response to receiving the request from the client device, the selected partially-charged battery to full charge for installation in the vehicle. 12. The battery replacement station of claim 11, wherein the partially-charged batteries are stored at approximately 70% of full charge. 13. The battery replacement station of claim 11, wherein the coordinating device is further configured to: schedule the battery replacement operation for the vehicle at a future time, and wherein the selected partially-charged battery is charged to full charge for installation in the vehicle prior to the future time. 14. A method for replacing a battery pack of an electric vehicle, comprising: receiving a request for a battery replacement operation from a client device, the request including status information; andcoordinating, by a processor, the battery replacement operation by selecting a battery replacement station from a plurality of battery replacement stations for performing the battery replacement operation based on the status information, wherein the plurality of battery replacement stations includes a first station and a second station, and wherein the first station is a different type than the second station, andwherein the status information includes one or more of a location of the vehicle, a desired battery replacement station, a remaining battery charge, historical replacement information, battery availability information, or future travel information. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising sending a message to the client device, the message identifying the selected battery replacement station. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the message identifies a designated parking spot for performing the battery replacement operation. 17. The method of claim 14, wherein the status information is a vehicle location and the battery replacement station is selected based on a proximity to the location. 18. The method of claim 14, further including performing the battery replacement operation, including removing a depleted battery pack from the vehicle and connecting a charged battery pack to the vehicle. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein performing the battery replacement operation includes delivering the charged battery pack to a location of the vehicle at the time the request was received. 20. The method of claim 18, wherein the battery replacement operation is performed by a robotic cart.