A method for managing state of charge of a battery of an electric work vehicle to be ready to return to work at a return to work time that coincides with an end of a duration of immobilization, comprising: a. obtaining data from the output of a user interface, wherein the data comprises an expected date and time of return to work; and b. using the expected date and time of return to work to calculate an expected duration of immobilization of the electric work vehicle; c. using an initial state of charge value of the battery and a target operational state of charge value of the battery to calculate a targeted charge increase and comparing the targeted charge increase to a charge threshold, wherein in an event that the targeted charge increase is smaller than the charge threshold the targeted charge increase is zero; d. determining a charge rate based on the expected duration of immobilization of the work vehicle and the targeted charge increase; e. calculating a charging start time based on the charge rate and the targeted charge increase, such that at the return to work time an actual state of charge of the battery is the target operational state of charge value; f. using an initial temperature of the battery and a target temperature of the battery to calculate a targeted temperature change; g. using the targeted temperature change to calculate a heat exchange start time such that the battery is at the target temperature at the charging start time; h. adjusting the temperature of the battery at the heat exchange start time such that the battery is at the target temperature at the charging start time; and i. starting the charge cycle at the charging start time such that the battery is at the target operational state of charge at the return to work time. a. obtaining data from the output of a user interface, wherein the data comprises an expected date and time of return to work; and b. using the expected date and time of return to work to calculate an expected duration of immobilization of the electric work vehicle; c. using an initial state of charge value of the battery and a target operational state of charge value of the battery to calculate a targeted charge increase and comparing the targeted charge increase to a charge threshold, wherein in an event that the targeted charge increase is smaller than the charge threshold the targeted charge increase is zero; d. determining a charge rate based on the expected duration of immobilization of the work vehicle and the targeted charge increase; e. calculating a charging start time based on the charge rate and the targeted charge increase, such that at the return to work time an actual state of charge of the battery is the target operational state of charge value; f. using an initial temperature of the battery and a target temperature of the battery to calculate a targeted temperature change; g. using the targeted temperature change to calculate a heat exchange start time such that the battery is at the target temperature at the charging start time; h. adjusting the temperature of the battery at the heat exchange start time such that the battery is at the target temperature at the charging start time; and i. starting the charge cycle at the charging start time such that the battery is at the target operational state of charge at the return to work time.