A method (500; 1200) for recharging an electrical energy storage device (190; 1050) of all or some of a plurality of vehicles (100; 600) connected to the chain, all the vehicles connected to the chain being referred to as the stock (250; 800), each vehicle comprising an electronic circuit connected to said energy storage device, the recharging of the energy storage device(s) being carried out by means of an electric current flowing between the electronic circuits of at least two consecutive vehicles among the vehicles in the stock, each of the vehicles also comprising an electronic module, characterized in that the method comprises a step of automatically selecting (530; 1230) at least one electrical energy storage device to be charged according to the position of the vehicles relative to a reference vehicle in the stock and according to the state of charge of the electrical energy storage device of each vehicle, the selection of the electrical energy storage device(s) to be charged is restricted to a predetermined number, said selection comprising the electrical energy storage device(s) having a charge level below a predetermined threshold, among the electrical energy storage devices of the vehicles in the stock situated at a predetermined distance from one end of the stock, said end corresponding to the reference vehicle in the stock, the stock being connected to a terminal which is connected to an electrical power supply via a vehicle in the stock, the terminal comprising an electronic module, the method also comprising steps of: - determining (510; 1210) a so-called "master" electronic module from the electronic modules included in the vehicles in the stock or in the terminal; - communicating (520; 1220) to the master module or to a remote vehicle management server the list of vehicles in the stock and the state of the electrical energy storage device of each vehicle in the stock; - communicating (540; 1240) by the master module a command to the module of each vehicle in the stock in order to connect the selected electrical energy storage device(s) to a charging circuit connected to the power supply, the other electrical energy storage devices in the stock being disconnected from the charging circuit; - recharging (550; 1250) the selected electrical energy storage devices; - communicating to the master module the position of the vehicles in the stock relative to a reference element which is a vehicle in the stock or the terminal. - determining (510; 1210) a so-called "master" electronic module from the electronic modules included in the vehicles in the stock or in the terminal; - communicating (520; 1220) to the master module or to a remote vehicle management server the list of vehicles in the stock and the state of the electrical energy storage device of each vehicle in the stock; - communicating (540; 1240) by the master module a command to the module of each vehicle in the stock in order to connect the selected electrical energy storage device(s) to a charging circuit connected to the power supply, the other electrical energy storage devices in the stock being disconnected from the charging circuit; - recharging (550; 1250) the selected electrical energy storage devices; - communicating to the master module the position of the vehicles in the stock relative to a reference element which is a vehicle in the stock or the terminal.