Electrically driveable steering axle and vehicle

An electrically drivable steering axle, comprising:

• an axle housing;
• an electric motor;
• a shiftable transmission configured as an at least two-stage transmission and having at least two shiftable transmission ratios for converting torque from the electric motor, the transmission having a sole transmission input shaft through which torque from the electric motor is fed-into the transmission;
• a differential having a first output shaft and a second output shaft;
• a first wheel head;
• a second wheel head;
• a steering linkage, wherein the electric motor is drive-connected to the first wheel head and to the second wheel head via the transmission and the differential, and wherein the electric motor, the transmission and the differential are arranged coaxially with the first output shaft and the second output shaft;
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• wherein the first and the second output shafts of the differential connect the differential to the first and the second wheel heads, respectively;
• and the first and the second output shafts of the differential are entirely enclosed within the axle housing from the differential to first and the second wheel heads, respectively.