A method and system for battery charging. In some aspects, an electrical
combination comprises a first battery having a Lithium-based chemistry,
the first battery having a first nominal voltage in a nominal voltage
range, a second battery having a Lithium-based chemistry, the second
battery having a second nominal voltage, the second nominal voltage being
different than the first nominal voltage and being outside of the nominal
voltage range, and a battery charger operable to charge the first battery
and the second battery. In some aspects, a method of charging a battery,
a first battery having a Lithium-based chemistry, the first battery
having a first nominal voltage in a first nominal voltage range, a second
battery having a Lithium-based chemistry, the second battery having a
second nominal voltage in a second nominal voltage range, the second
nominal voltage being different than the first nominal voltage, the
second nominal voltage range being different than the first nominal
voltage range, a battery charger being operable to charge the first
battery and the second battery, includes the acts of electrically
connecting the battery charger and the first battery, charging the first
battery, electrically connecting the battery charger and the second
battery, and charging the second battery.