Lithium-Ion Battery Charging System for Fork Lifts

A battery assembly including a housing sized to be replaceably installed within a battery assembly compartment of an electric vehicle. Where a plurality of battery modules are disposed within the housing. The battery assembly includes a battery module charging assembly electrically coupled with a negative module terminal and a positive module terminal of each of the plurality of battery modules and disposed within the battery assembly housing. The battery module charging assembly includes a power supply plug configured to deliver electrical energy from the plurality of battery modules to the electric vehicle, a power charging port configured to be coupled with and receive electrical energy from a power source for charging the plurality of battery modules. The charging assembly further includes control circuitry configured to control charging operations of the battery assembly and a switch configured to connect the plurality of battery modules in parallel or series.