Electric drive unit for a vehicle

An electric drive unit for a vehicle, comprising:

• an electric motor that is configured to drive rotation of a rotor shaft that is operably coupled with a wheel of the vehicle, such that rotation of the rotor shaft drives rotation of the wheel;
• a housing that houses the electric motor;
• a contact feature coupled to the rotor shaft;
• and
• a spring that extends from the housing to abut the contact feature to ground the rotor shaft to the housing, wherein the contact feature includes a shaft that protrudes into a hollow defined by the rotor shaft and a head coupled to the shaft, wherein the spring abuts the head of the contact feature.

An electric drive unit for a vehicle, comprising:

• an electric motor configured to drive rotation of a rotor shaft;
• a contact feature coupled to the rotor shaft at an axial end of the rotor shaft and configured to rotate with the rotor shaft;
• and
• a spring coupled to a housing that houses the electric motor and extending from the housing to abut the contact feature, such that the rotor shaft is grounded to the housing via the contact feature and the spring, wherein the contact feature includes a shaft that protrudes into a hollow defined by the rotor shaft and a head coupled to the shaft, wherein the spring abuts the head of the contact feature.