Selectively movable electric propulsion motor and method for positioning the same

A powertrain for a vehicle comprising:

• a rotatable vehicle drive axle;
• at least one selectively movable electric propulsion motor comprising a rotatable motor shaft rotatable about an axis defined by the rotatable vehicle drive axle, the at least one selectively movable electric propulsion motor operatively coupled to the rotatable vehicle drive axle, wherein the at least one selectively movable electric propulsion motor is configured to be mounted within a chassis of the vehicle;
• a motor actuator connected to the at least one selectively movable electric propulsion motor, the motor actuator configured to move the at least one selectively movable electric propulsion motor about the axis defined by the rotatable vehicle drive axle;
• and
• a control system in communication with the motor actuator and having a memory device in communication with the control system, the memory device storing a control module having instructions that when executed by the control system causes the control system to:
• receive at least one input from at least one sensor, and
• instruct the motor actuator to rotate the at least one selectively movable electric propulsion motor based on the at least one input.