Electrical drive module having mechanically coupled ring gear and clutch basket

An electric drive module that generates and transfers drive torque to a driveline of an electrified vehicle, the electric drive module comprising:

• an electric drive gearbox assembly comprising:
• a ring gear that receives a rotational input from an electric motor of the electric drive module, the ring gear defining a series of insets formed therearound and a first plurality of passages therein;
• a clutch assembly including a clutch basket that receives a plurality of clutch plates therein, the clutch basket having a second plurality of passages therein, wherein the clutch basket defines a series of tabs extending around a circumference thereof, wherein the second plurality of passages are respectively formed in the series of tabs, the series of insets cooperating to receive the respective series of tabs of the clutch basket;
• and
• a plurality of mechanical joining members that extend through the first plurality of passages of the ring gear and the second plurality of passages in the clutch basket, the plurality of mechanical joining members mitigating loads experienced between the ring gear and the clutch basket.