An electric vehicle multi-mode battery charging and operating system, comprising: a battery charging system configured to charge a battery pack of an electric vehicle, said battery charging system utilizing a cut-off voltage which is a voltage at which charging is terminated, said cut-off voltage being. selected from at least a first cut-off voltage, a second cut-off voltage, and a third cut-off voltage wherein the second cut-off voltage is lower than the first cut-off voltage and the first cut-off voltage is lower than the third cut-off voltage; a battery cooling system configured to cool said battery pack of said electric vehicle, wherein said battery cooling system has a first mode of battery operation when said battery charging system is coupled to an external charging power source and a second mode of battery operation when said battery charging system is not coupled to an external charging power source, and means (500, 600, 701) for selecting a preferred mode from a plurality of vehicle operation modes that affect performance of the electric vehicle and the battery pack and life expectancy of the battery pack, wherein said selecting means (500, 600, 701) is accessible by a user of said electric vehicle, wherein a first mode of said plurality of vehicle operation modes utilizes said first cut-off voltage, wherein a second mode of said plurality of vehicle operation modes utilizes said second cut-off voltage, wherein a third mode of said plurality of vehicle operation modes utilizes said third cut-off voltage, wherein in said first mode of said plurality of vehicle operation modes said battery pack is maintained at a first temperature within a first temperature range when said battery cooling system is in said first mode of operation and said battery pack is maintained at a third temperature within a third temperature range when said battery cooling system is in said second mode of operation, wherein in said second mode of said plurality of vehicle operation modes said battery pack is maintained within said first temperature range when said battery cooling system is in said first mode of operation, and wherein in said third mode of said plurality of vehicle operation modes said battery pack is maintained at a second temperature within said second temperature range when said battery cooling system is in said first mode of operation and said battery pack is maintained at a fourth temperature within a fourth temperature range when said battery cooling system is in said second mode of operation; wherein said first temperature is higher than said second temperature, said third temperature is higher than said first temperature and said fourth temperature is higher than said third temperature. a battery charging system configured to charge a battery pack of an electric vehicle, said battery charging system utilizing a cut-off voltage which is a voltage at which charging is terminated, said cut-off voltage being. selected from at least a first cut-off voltage, a second cut-off voltage, and a third cut-off voltage wherein the second cut-off voltage is lower than the first cut-off voltage and the first cut-off voltage is lower than the third cut-off voltage; a battery cooling system configured to cool said battery pack of said electric vehicle, wherein said battery cooling system has a first mode of battery operation when said battery charging system is coupled to an external charging power source and a second mode of battery operation when said battery charging system is not coupled to an external charging power source, and means (500, 600, 701) for selecting a preferred mode from a plurality of vehicle operation modes that affect performance of the electric vehicle and the battery pack and life expectancy of the battery pack, wherein said selecting means (500, 600, 701) is accessible by a user of said electric vehicle, wherein a first mode of said plurality of vehicle operation modes utilizes said first cut-off voltage, wherein a second mode of said plurality of vehicle operation modes utilizes said second cut-off voltage, wherein a third mode of said plurality of vehicle operation modes utilizes said third cut-off voltage, wherein in said first mode of said plurality of vehicle operation modes said battery pack is maintained at a first temperature within a first temperature range when said battery cooling system is in said first mode of operation and said battery pack is maintained at a third temperature within a third temperature range when said battery cooling system is in said second mode of operation, wherein in said second mode of said plurality of vehicle operation modes said battery pack is maintained within said first temperature range when said battery cooling system is in said first mode of operation, and wherein in said third mode of said plurality of vehicle operation modes said battery pack is maintained at a second temperature within said second temperature range when said battery cooling system is in said first mode of operation and said battery pack is maintained at a fourth temperature within a fourth temperature range when said battery cooling system is in said second mode of operation; wherein said first temperature is higher than said second temperature, said third temperature is higher than said first temperature and said fourth temperature is higher than said third temperature.