Power dual direction tailgate with single driving motor

A dual-axis motorized tailgate system, comprising:

• a vehicle;
• and
• a dual-axis motorized tailgate, coupled to the vehicle, wherein the dual-axis motorized tailgate comprises:
• a gate portion comprising a first hinge and a second hinge, wherein the gate portion is configured to rotate about an axis of the first hinge, a portion of the gate portion is configured to rotate about an axis of the second hinge, and the axis of the second hinge is perpendicular to the axis of the first hinge;
• a first hinge gear, wherein the first hinge gear is configured such that rotation of the first hinge gear causes the gate portion to rotate about the axis of the first hinge;
• a second hinge gear, wherein the second hinge gear is configured such that rotation of the second hinge gear causes the portion of the gate portion to rotate about the axis of the second hinge;
• a drive motor and a drive gear, wherein the drive motor is configured to rotate the drive gear;
• and
• a clutch motor and a clutch, wherein:
• the clutch motor is configured to cause the clutch to:
• engage the first hinge gear with the drive gear;
• disengage the first hinge gear with the drive gear;
• engage the second hinge gear with the drive gear;
• and
• disengage the second hinge gear with the drive gear.