Two motor E-assist AWD

A product comprising an engine, a transmission driven by the engine, an axle assembly driven by the engine through the transmission, an electrical machine connected to the axle assembly, the electrical machine selectively driving the axle assembly and selectively drivable by the engine through the transmission and the axle assembly, and a power transfer unit engaged between the electrical machine and the axle assembly, wherein the power transfer unit includes a disconnect mechanism selectively connecting and disconnecting the electrical machine from the axle assembly.

A product comprising an engine, a transmission driven by the engine, an axle assembly driven by the engine through the transmission, an electrical machine connected to the axle assembly, and a power transfer unit engaged between the electrical machine and the axle assembly, wherein the axle assembly includes a differential unit with a first gear through which input is provided to the axle assembly, the transmission includes a second gear providing output from the transmission and that is connected with the first gear, and the power transfer unit includes a third gear providing output from the power transfer unit and that is connected with the first gear, wherein the power transfer unit has a disconnect device disposed between the axle assembly and the electrical machine selectively engaging the electrical machine with the transmission through the axle assembly and the power transfer unit.