A method of battery monitoring including the steps of: acquiring a battery
voltage measurement from the battery; and acquiring a time measurement
associated with the battery voltage measurement. A scaled voltage value
is determined by scaling the battery voltage measurement with respect to
a start voltage and/or predetermined end voltage. A scaled time value is
determined from the scaled voltage value in accordance with a
predetermined battery characteristic. An absolute reserve time value is
then obtained from the scaled time value, the reserve time being
indicative of the difference between the time measurement and an end time
associated with the predetermined end voltage.