A charging system for kiosk operated electric vehicles, the charging system comprising: an AC charging source connected to a utility grid system; a battery-to-battery DC charging source, includes vehicle batteries, a bank of backup batteries and electronics for enhancing the ability of lesser charged vehicle batteries to charge higher charged vehicle batteries; a local power bus connected to both the AC and DC charging sources (26, 38); a plurality of charging stations, each being connected to the local power bus such that power can be received from the local power bus, each charging station having means for connecting to a vehicle battery of one of the kiosk operated electric vehicles; and a system controller being connected to each of the plurality of charging stations, wherein the system controller is configured to periodically monitor the condition of the vehicle batteries of all kiosk operated electric vehicles connected to the charging stations, to monitor selected external conditions relative to charging and discharging of the vehicle batteries, and to determine, by using the monitored conditions of the vehicle batteries of all kiosk operated electric vehicles connected to the charging stations and the monitored selected external conditions relative to charging and discharging of the vehicle batteries, a priority for charging the vehicle batteries and the AC or the DC charging source (26, 38) to be used for charging the vehicle batteries, characterized in that each charging station is further configured to transmit power from the vehicle battery to the local power bus, and the system controller is further configured to select, based on the determined priority for charging the vehicle batteries, the vehicle batteries of the kiosk operated electric vehicles connected to charging stations and to begin charging of the selected vehicle batteries by using energy from those vehicle batteries connected to charging stations, which are indicated as requiring the longest time to be fully charged, wherein the monitored conditions of the vehicle batteries of all kiosk operated electric vehicles connected to the charging stations include a charge level of said vehicle batteries, and wherein the priority for charging the vehicle batteries is based on the monitored charge levels of the vehicle batteries. an AC charging source connected to a utility grid system; a battery-to-battery DC charging source, includes vehicle batteries, a bank of backup batteries and electronics for enhancing the ability of lesser charged vehicle batteries to charge higher charged vehicle batteries; a local power bus connected to both the AC and DC charging sources (26, 38); a plurality of charging stations, each being connected to the local power bus such that power can be received from the local power bus, each charging station having means for connecting to a vehicle battery of one of the kiosk operated electric vehicles; and a system controller being connected to each of the plurality of charging stations, wherein the system controller is configured to periodically monitor the condition of the vehicle batteries of all kiosk operated electric vehicles connected to the charging stations, to monitor selected external conditions relative to charging and discharging of the vehicle batteries, and to determine, by using the monitored conditions of the vehicle batteries of all kiosk operated electric vehicles connected to the charging stations and the monitored selected external conditions relative to charging and discharging of the vehicle batteries, a priority for charging the vehicle batteries and the AC or the DC charging source (26, 38) to be used for charging the vehicle batteries, characterized in that each charging station is further configured to transmit power from the vehicle battery to the local power bus, and the system controller is further configured to select, based on the determined priority for charging the vehicle batteries, the vehicle batteries of the kiosk operated electric vehicles connected to charging stations and to begin charging of the selected vehicle batteries by using energy from those vehicle batteries connected to charging stations, which are indicated as requiring the longest time to be fully charged, wherein the monitored conditions of the vehicle batteries of all kiosk operated electric vehicles connected to the charging stations include a charge level of said vehicle batteries, and wherein the priority for charging the vehicle batteries is based on the monitored charge levels of the vehicle batteries.