ELECTRIC AXLE

Methods and systems are provided for an electric axle. The electric axle system includes, in one example, an electric machine and a multi-speed transmission that is rotationally coupled to the electric machine and rotationally coupled to two output shafts. The transmission includes a differential rotationally coupled and positioned coaxial to a mode planetary gear set. In the electric axle system, the mode planetary gear set is a meshed planet compound planetary gear set and a mode clutch in the transmission is configured to selectively shift the mode planetary gear set between a first mode and a second mode.