1. A system to capture and utilize temperature information in a battery pack comprising a plurality of subdivisions, the system comprising: a battery pack comprising a plurality of subdivisions; an electrical measurement system configured to determine a subdivision electrical parameter associated with a first subdivision selected from among of the plurality of subdivisions; a thermal measurement system configured to determine and track a thermal parameter associated with the first subdivision over a plurality of charge and discharge cycles of the battery pack; and a battery model configured to estimate a characteristic of the first subdivision based at least in part upon the subdivision electrical parameter and the thermal parameter.