A battery monitoring network, comprising: - a battery comprising a plurality of battery cells configured to power electronic components of a vehicle; - a battery monitoring system integrated within a housing of the battery, wherein the battery monitoring system comprises a diagnostic system configured to monitor one or more operational parameters of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells and to determine one or more battery parameters of the battery based on the one or more operational parameters of each battery cell, and a transmitter configured to transmit data indicative of the one or more battery parameters to a cellular phone via an infrared wireless link, wherein the cellular phone is configured to transmit the data to an Internet-connected remote server via a cellular network; and - a cloud-based computing network (98, 112, 122) comprising the Internet-connected remote server configured to: - receive the data indicative of the one or more battery parameters from the transmitter via the infrared wireless link, the cellular phone, the cellular network and the Internet; - determine an end of life of the battery based, at least in part, on the one or more battery parameters; and - in response to determining that the end of life of the battery is less than a predetermined value, send a notification to the cellular phone via the Internet and the cellular network (96, 110), wherein the notification indicates the determined end of life of the battery, wherein the cloud-based computing network (98, 112, 122) is configured to interface with a plurality of battery monitoring systems, wherein the transmitter is configured to interface with the cloud-based computing network (98, 112, 122) via a wireless communication link, that comprises a first wireless interface between the transmitter and a cellular phone, and a second wireless interface between the cellular phone and the cloud-based computing network (98, 112, 122). - a battery comprising a plurality of battery cells configured to power electronic components of a vehicle; - a battery monitoring system integrated within a housing of the battery, wherein the battery monitoring system comprises a diagnostic system configured to monitor one or more operational parameters of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells and to determine one or more battery parameters of the battery based on the one or more operational parameters of each battery cell, and a transmitter configured to transmit data indicative of the one or more battery parameters to a cellular phone via an infrared wireless link, wherein the cellular phone is configured to transmit the data to an Internet-connected remote server via a cellular network; and - a cloud-based computing network (98, 112, 122) comprising the Internet-connected remote server configured to: - receive the data indicative of the one or more battery parameters from the transmitter via the infrared wireless link, the cellular phone, the cellular network and the Internet; - determine an end of life of the battery based, at least in part, on the one or more battery parameters; and - in response to determining that the end of life of the battery is less than a predetermined value, send a notification to the cellular phone via the Internet and the cellular network (96, 110), wherein the notification indicates the determined end of life of the battery, - receive the data indicative of the one or more battery parameters from the transmitter via the infrared wireless link, the cellular phone, the cellular network and the Internet; - determine an end of life of the battery based, at least in part, on the one or more battery parameters; and - in response to determining that the end of life of the battery is less than a predetermined value, send a notification to the cellular phone via the Internet and the cellular network (96, 110), wherein the notification indicates the determined end of life of the battery,