ELECTRICAL VEHICLE AXLE

The present invention relates to a vehicle comprising:a frame (18);a first support member (36) including a first end (44), a second end (46) and an intermediate portion (48) supporting a first axle receiver (60);a second support member (38) including a first end portion (64), a second end portion (66) and an intermediate section (68) supporting a second axle receiver (76);a first drive unit including a first transmission (82) mounted to the first support member (36), and a first electric motor (80) operatively connected to the first transmission (82), wherein the first transmission (82) includes a first transmission housing and a first transmission shaft (230), wherein the first electric motor includes a first stator (120) operatively coupled to the first transmission housing and a first rotor (240, 242) operatively connected to the first transmission shaft (230);a first axle (461) connected to the first transmission;a drive system including a planetary gear set (472, 474, 482) connected to the first axle (461); anda hub (458) connected to the first axle (461) through the drive system,characterized in thatthe first rotor includes a first rotor member (240) connected to the first transmission shaft (230) and a second rotor member (242) coupled to the first transmission shaft (230) spaced from the first rotor member (240), the first stator (120) being arranged between the first and second rotor members (240, 242), andthe first axle (461) is shiftable to establish a first drive configuration and a second drive configuration of the drive system.