An axle assembly (100, 200) comprising: a first axle housing having first and second housing ends (106, 108); a second axle housing having first and second housing ends (106, 108); a first wheel end (116, 216) coupled to said first housing end of said first axle housing; a second wheel end (118, 218) coupled to said first housing end of said second axle housing; a first drive shaft at least partially housed within said first axle housing and coupled to said first wheel end; a second drive shaft at least partially housed within said second axle housing and coupled to said second wheel end; a gearbox (110, 210) having a body (140, 240) defining a perimeter (164, 264) with said body having first and second portions (142, 144,242, 244) defining a cavity (146, 246) with said first axle housing coupled to said first portion and said second axle housing coupled to said second portion such that said first and second axle housings (102, 1 04) extend in opposing directions, and said first and second axle housings (102, 104) being aligned to define an axle axis, and said gearbox being cantilevered relative to said aligned first and second axle housings (102, 104) to define a gearbox axis transverse to said axle axis; and an electric motor coupled to said first portion of said body adjacent said first axle housing and extending away from said first portion to define a motor axis parallel to and offset from said axle axis and transverse to said gearbox axis; characterised in that said gearbox (110, 210) further includes a flange (166, 266) extending outwardly from said perimeter (164, 264) of said body (140, 240) with said electric motor coupled to said flange (166, 266), and said gearbox (110, 210) further having a support rib (172, 272) directly coupling said flange (166, 266) to said body (140, 240). a first axle housing having first and second housing ends (106, 108); a second axle housing having first and second housing ends (106, 108); a first wheel end (116, 216) coupled to said first housing end of said first axle housing; a second wheel end (118, 218) coupled to said first housing end of said second axle housing; a first drive shaft at least partially housed within said first axle housing and coupled to said first wheel end; a second drive shaft at least partially housed within said second axle housing and coupled to said second wheel end; a gearbox (110, 210) having a body (140, 240) defining a perimeter (164, 264) with said body having first and second portions (142, 144,242, 244) defining a cavity (146, 246) with said first axle housing coupled to said first portion and said second axle housing coupled to said second portion such that said first and second axle housings (102, 1 04) extend in opposing directions, and said first and second axle housings (102, 104) being aligned to define an axle axis, and said gearbox being cantilevered relative to said aligned first and second axle housings (102, 104) to define a gearbox axis transverse to said axle axis; and an electric motor coupled to said first portion of said body adjacent said first axle housing and extending away from said first portion to define a motor axis parallel to and offset from said axle axis and transverse to said gearbox axis; characterised in that said gearbox (110, 210) further includes a flange (166, 266) extending outwardly from said perimeter (164, 264) of said body (140, 240) with said electric motor coupled to said flange (166, 266), and said gearbox (110, 210) further having a support rib (172, 272) directly coupling said flange (166, 266) to said body (140, 240).