ELECTRIC AXLE AND ELECTRIC AXLE PRODUCT LINE

A system and method for an electric axle. The electric axle includes, in one example, a traction motor and an input planetary gear set arranged coaxial to the traction motor. The input planetary gear set includes a sun gear rotationally coupled to the traction motor, a carrier including a first section coupled to multiple carrier shafts and a second section removably coupled to the multiple carrier shafts, and multiple planet gears rotationally mounted on the multiple carrier shafts. The electric axle further includes a differential coupled to the downstream component and in the electric axle, the differential is positioned parallel to and offset from the traction motor, the second section is rotationally coupled to a downstream component and the downstream component is arranged coaxial to the input planetary gear set.