MULTI-SPEED E-AXLE WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRIC MOTOR AND SHIFT MECHANISM

A configuration of an electric axle comprising: a first clutch configured to ground a ring gear in a first planetary gearset; a second clutch configured to: ground a carrier in a second planetary gearset; and drivingly couple an input of the first planetary gearset to an output of the second planetary gearset to bypass the first planetary gearset; one or more park brakes configured to ground one or more shafts to an axle housing of the electric axle; and a controller configured to: in a hill hold mode, engage the first clutch, the second clutch, and the one or more park brakes; and in disconnect mode, disengage the first clutch, the second clutch, and the one or more park brakes, where the disconnect mode is a towing state allowing for towing.