ELECTRIC DRIVE UNIT WITH PARKING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND OPERATING METHOD

Systems and methods for an electric drive unit. The electric drive unit includes, in one example, a first electric machine rotationally coupled to a first drive wheel via a first gear train and a second electric machine rotationally coupled to a second drive wheel via a second gear train. The electric drive unit further includes a disconnect clutch that is configured to selectively rotationally couple the first electric machine and the second electric machine and a park lock assembly that is coupled to one of the first gear train and the second gear train and is configured to inhibit rotation of the corresponding gear train.