Good question. I've looked at battery report many times--never occurred to me to "reset" the stats. What kind of "nonsense" are you referring to? Seems like it should tell you something about the replacement's history or status.
It's possible there are registry entries containing data powercfg consults and you might be able to change the reported stats. I haven't tried to look for such data, so I don't know what there is to find.
Some nonsense below. My original surface never had junk in the report...
Battery report
COMPUTER NAME SURFACEPRO2
SYSTEM PRODUCT NAME Microsoft Corporation Surface Pro 2
BIOS 2.04.0950 05/12/2014
OS BUILD 9600.17085.amd64fre.winblue_gdr.140330-1035
PLATFORM ROLE Slate
CONNECTED STANDBY Not supported
REPORT TIME 2014-07-15 09:32:09
Installed batteries
Information about each currently installed battery
BATTERY 1
NAMEX863568
MANUFACTURERSDI
SERIAL NUMBER291E
CHEMISTRYLION
DESIGN CAPACITY42,002 mWh
FULL CHARGE CAPACITY40,078 mWh
CYCLE COUNT5
Recent usage
Power states over the last 3 days
START TIME STATE SOURCE CAPACITY REMAINING
2014-07-14 13:49:46 Suspended 1138 % 3,160,645 mWh
13:53:11 Active AC 1138 % 3,160,645 mWh
14:43:00 Suspended 1138 % 3,160,645 mWh
14:51:12 Active AC 44 % 18,707 mWh
15:24:00 Suspended 62 % 25,952 mWh
15:25:15 Active AC 63 % 26,455 mWh
15:40:00 Suspended 69 % 29,319 mWh
15:40:59 Active AC 71 % 29,770 mWh
16:14:58 Active Battery 86 % 36,275 mWh
16:23:10 Suspended 84 % 35,498 mWh
16:23:50 Active Battery 84 % 35,468 mWh
16:28:54 Suspended 84 % 35,365 mWh
18:01:35 Active Battery 84 % 35,431 mWh
18:01:35 Suspended 84 % 35,431 mWh
18:02:10 Active AC 84 % 35,550 mWh
18:48:21 Suspended 94 % 39,583 mWh
19:22:18 Active AC 100 % 40,078 mWh
19:32:04 Active Battery 100 % 40,078 mWh
20:37:09 Suspended 75 % 30,014 mWh
22:36:21 Active Battery 74 % 29,681 mWh
23:39:43 Suspended 45 % 18,086 mWh
2014-07-15 08:38:28 Active Battery 44 % 17,730 mWh
08:38:28 Suspended 44 % 17,730 mWh
08:39:03 Active Battery 44 % 17,656 mWh
09:32:00 Report generated Battery 18 % 7,407 mWh
Battery usage
Battery drains over the last 3 days
START TIME STATE DURATION ENERGY DRAINED
2014-07-14 16:14:58 Active 0:08:122 % 777 mWh
16:23:50 Active 0:05:03-103 mWh
18:01:35 Active 0:00:00--
19:32:04 Active 1:05:0425 % 10,064 mWh
22:36:21 Active 1:03:2129 % 11,595 mWh
2014-07-15 08:38:28 Active 0:00:00--
08:39:03 Active 0:52:5626 % 10,249 mWh
Usage history
History of system usage on AC and battery
BATTERY DURATION AC DURATION
PERIOD ACTIVE CONNECTED STANDBY ACTIVE CONNECTED STANDBY
2013-12-10 - 2013-12-17--167:59:59-
2013-12-17 - 2013-12-24--167:59:59-
2013-12-24 - 2013-12-31--167:59:59-
2013-12-31 - 2014-01-07--167:59:59-
2014-01-07 - 2014-01-14--167:59:59-
2014-01-14 - 2014-01-21--167:59:59-
2014-01-21 - 2014-01-28--167:59:59-
2014-01-28 - 2014-02-04--167:59:59-
2014-02-04 - 2014-02-11--167:59:59-
2014-02-11 - 2014-02-18--167:59:59-
2014-02-18 - 2014-02-25--167:59:59-
2014-02-25 - 2014-03-04--167:59:59-
2014-03-04 - 2014-03-11--167:59:59-
2014-03-11 - 2014-03-18--167:59:59-
2014-03-18 - 2014-03-25--167:59:59-
2014-03-25 - 2014-04-01--167:59:59-
2014-04-01 - 2014-04-08--167:59:59-
2014-04-08 - 2014-04-15--167:59:59-
2014-04-15 - 2014-04-22--167:59:59-
2014-04-22 - 2014-04-29--167:59:59-
2014-04-29 - 2014-05-06--167:59:59-
2014-05-06 - 2014-05-13--167:59:59-
2014-05-13 - 2014-05-20--167:59:59-
2014-05-20 - 2014-05-27--167:59:59-
2014-05-27 - 2014-06-03--167:59:59-
2014-06-03 - 2014-06-10--167:59:59-
2014-06-10 - 2014-06-17--167:59:59-
2014-06-17 - 2014-06-24--167:59:59-
2014-06-24 - 2014-07-01--167:59:59-
2014-07-01 - 2014-07-08--167:59:59-
2014-07-09--23:59:59-
2014-07-10--23:59:59-
2014-07-11--23:59:59-
2014-07-12--23:59:59-
2014-07-13--23:59:59-
2014-07-142:06:52-16:39:07-
Battery capacity history
Charge capacity history of the system's batteries
PERIOD FULL CHARGE CAPACITY DESIGN CAPACITY
2013-12-10 - 2013-12-17277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2013-12-17 - 2013-12-24277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2013-12-24 - 2013-12-31277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2013-12-31 - 2014-01-07277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-01-07 - 2014-01-14277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-01-14 - 2014-01-21277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-01-21 - 2014-01-28277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-01-28 - 2014-02-04277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-02-04 - 2014-02-11277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-02-11 - 2014-02-18277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-02-18 - 2014-02-25277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-02-25 - 2014-03-04277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-03-04 - 2014-03-11277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-03-11 - 2014-03-18277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-03-18 - 2014-03-25277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-03-25 - 2014-04-01277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-04-01 - 2014-04-08277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-04-08 - 2014-04-15277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-04-15 - 2014-04-22277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-04-22 - 2014-04-29277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-04-29 - 2014-05-06277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-05-06 - 2014-05-13277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-05-13 - 2014-05-20277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-05-20 - 2014-05-27277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-05-27 - 2014-06-03277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-06-03 - 2014-06-10277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-06-10 - 2014-06-17277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-06-17 - 2014-06-24277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-06-24 - 2014-07-01277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-07-01 - 2014-07-08277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-07-09277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-07-10277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-07-11277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-07-12277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-07-13277,747 mWh 137,388 mWh
2014-07-14187,598 mWh 101,048 mWh
Battery life estimates
Battery life estimates based on observed drains
AT FULL CHARGE AT DESIGN CAPACITY
PERIOD ACTIVECONNECTED STANDBYACTIVECONNECTED STANDBY
2013-12-10 - 2013-12-17----
2013-12-17 - 2013-12-24----
2013-12-24 - 2013-12-31----
2013-12-31 - 2014-01-07----
2014-01-07 - 2014-01-14----
2014-01-14 - 2014-01-21----
2014-01-21 - 2014-01-28----
2014-01-28 - 2014-02-04----
2014-02-04 - 2014-02-11----
2014-02-11 - 2014-02-18----
2014-02-18 - 2014-02-25----
2014-02-25 - 2014-03-04----
2014-03-04 - 2014-03-11----
2014-03-11 - 2014-03-18----
2014-03-18 - 2014-03-25----
2014-03-25 - 2014-04-01----
2014-04-01 - 2014-04-08----
2014-04-08 - 2014-04-15----
2014-04-15 - 2014-04-22----
2014-04-22 - 2014-04-29----
2014-04-29 - 2014-05-06----
2014-05-06 - 2014-05-13----
2014-05-13 - 2014-05-20----
2014-05-20 - 2014-05-27----
2014-05-27 - 2014-06-03----
2014-06-03 - 2014-06-10----
2014-06-10 - 2014-06-17----
2014-06-17 - 2014-06-24----
2014-06-24 - 2014-07-01----
2014-07-01 - 2014-07-08----
2014-07-09----
2014-07-10----
2014-07-11----
2014-07-12----
2014-07-13----
2014-07-1418:15:30-9:50:05-
Current estimate of battery life based on all observed drains since OS install
Since OS install 3:54:02-4:05:16-