The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for managing energy storage devices positioned in a device-exchange station. The method (600) includes, for example, (1) receiving, by the device-exchange station from a server (33), information indicative of at least one characteristic associated with the energy storage devices (601); (2) selecting, by the device-exchange station, at least one energy storage device based on the at least one characteristic (603); and (3) adjusting the swapping priority of the at least one selected energy storage device (605).