Electric motor disconnect system

An electric drive system for an electrified vehicle, the electric drive system comprising:

• a driveline including a first drive shaft that drives a first drive wheel and a second drive shaft that drives a second drive wheel;
• a drive module system selectively configurable in both of:
• a first configuration and having a first axial flux motor, a second axial flux motor, and a third axial flux motor disposed between the first and second axial flux motors, the third axial flux motor having a first output shaft that provides a first torque input to a first primary output shaft of the first motor and a second output shaft that provides a second torque input to second primary output shaft on the second motor;
• a second configuration and having the first axial flux motor, and the second axial flux motor, wherein the first axial flux motor drives the first drive shaft and the second axial flux motor drives the second drive shaft, the first and second axial flux motors providing torque vectoring between the first and second drive wheels;
• and
• an electric motor disconnect system including a controller, an actuator, a first collar and a second collar, wherein the first collar is movable between:
• a connected position in the first configuration that couples (i) the first output shaft and the first primary output shaft for concurrent rotation;
• and (ii) the second output shaft and the second primary output shaft for concurrent rotation, wherein all of the first, second and third axial flux motors provide rotational drive torque input to the first and second drive wheels in the connected position;
• and a
• a disconnected position in the second configuration that decouples (i) the first output shaft and the first primary output shaft;
• and (ii) the second output shaft and the second primary output shaft.