You can put 1000 pounds inside the vehicle.
Technically, this is cargo + passengers = 1000 pounds.
But we all know that is under-stated. You can do more, safely.

I have never seen a specific rating for the cargo floor ( IE battery ).

1000 pounds of bags or bricks over the cargo area of ~1500 square inches would be just 0.66 pounds per square inch. Really, nothing.
And by looking at the design of the HV battery, I'm positive it could handle 10 pounds per square inch without damage of any kind.

A 200 pound man will put 5 psi on the bottom of his tennis shoe.
Do you think a man could stand on the cargo area of the FEH?
This would be 10 times more pressure than 1000 pounds of brick or bags!

 

eh?

A 200 pound man puts approximately 100 pounds on the bottom of each tennis shoe if he has both feet on the ground, or 200 pounds on the bottom of his tennis shoe if he is standing on one foot. Never five unless he is doing pull ups or something???

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A 200 pound man will put 5 psi on the bottom of his tennis shoe.
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Remember this statement is 5 "psi"= pounds square inch.

 

uh duh...

My bad... is that all really???


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100 lbs... over an aparently 20sq in. foot. That SEEMS a bit large for a foot but its probably not that far off.

 

I didn't check your math because I am sure it is correct but it really doesn't matter because your reasoning is total garbage. Pressure and weight are apples and oranges in this case.

Think 0.66 psi is nothing? That is about 95 pounds per square foot which in any residential dwelling would exceed the design live load limitations by a factor of 1.5 to 2.0 or so (40-60 psf).

At 5 psi (720 psf) you are at the equivalent pressure as being 12' under water.

Believe it or not, it is completely possible to overload something at very low pressures. Springs, brackets, mounts, tires and no telling how many other parts of the vehicle are designed to carry certain maximum weights, not pressures.

And, by the way, I did read somewhere that the weight limit over the battery is less than the cargo area in a conventional Escape. Don't know where I read it, but I did. You want to put 10 psi on your battery, be my guest. That's probably about 12,000 pounds. Let me know how it works out. On second thought, don't let me know.

 

Where are your manners?

 

and I will have to ask her to keep her high heels off the battery or she will poke holes through its metal casing.

 

Ray did not attack anyone, just Johns reasoning. On the other hand, your questioning Ray's manners. Lets all play nice and respond to the issues.

GaryG

 

The metal case of the battery is very strong.
I stand by everything I posted so far, since it is correct in all respects.
If some people don't understand it, they are welcome to ask further questions.

The short version: The metal case of the HV battery pack is NOT the limiting factor when it comes to load carrying capacity of the FEH.