ELECTRIC DRIVE AXLE AND AN AUTOMOBILE

An electric drive axle and an automobile are disclosed. The electric drive axle is transversely arranged on a chassis, and comprises a motor assembly, a reducer assembly, and a differential assembly. The motor assembly and the differential assembly are respectively arranged on two sides of the reducer assembly. The reducer assembly comprises a three-stage reduction mechanism. When operating in electric drive mode, a motor power is transmitted to the differential assembly after being decelerated by the three-stage reduction mechanism, and the differential assembly distributes and outputs the power to left and right wheels of a vehicle. The electric drive axle in the present disclosure occupies a smaller space, the overall weight is evenly distributed, thereby improving the safety of the automobile. The three-level reduction mechanism prevents the high-speed motor shaft from directly transmitting power to the gear set of the differential assembly, thereby improving the stability and reliability of the electric drive axle.