Smart Power Tool Battery Charger

A power tool battery charger and method for adaptive charging and data transfer is disclosed. A power tool battery charger may include one or more charging docks, each charging dock including a charging interface for providing charging current, and an electronic controller including a processor and a memory. The electronic controller is configured to identify one or more battery packs received by the charging docks and determine battery information for the one or more battery packs. The battery information indicating tandem use information for the one or more battery packs, end-of-use information for the one or more battery packs, or user preference information. The electronic controller also charges the one or more battery packs based on the battery information.