Patent ID: 8528957

Claim:
A vehicle having a vehicle body that includes a passenger compartment, a storage compartment rearward of the passenger compartment, and a rear door, the vehicle comprising: a seat in the passenger compartment and forward of the storage compartment, the seat including a seat back pivotally connected to the vehicle body such that the seat back is generally upright in a seating position and pivots toward a front of the vehicle in a storage position; a battery having a top that defines a first load surface, the battery being disposed rearward of the seat within the storage compartment; and a tray that is removably attached to the vehicle body at a first connection point and in a load position such that the tray is adjacent to the battery, the tray extending toward the front of the vehicle and defining a second load surface when it is attached in the load position; wherein in the load position the first load surface and the second load surface are contiguous to define a flat load floor.