Patent ID: 8800699

Claim:
A drive arrangement for an electric vehicle having an underfloor, the electric vehicle comprising: an axle drive device having two electric machines for driving two wheels of a rear axle of the electric vehicle, the two electric machines of the axle drive device being aligned along an axis and being combined respectively with two transmissions in an electric axle to drive the individually suspended wheels of the axle by an articulated shaft flange via a respective articulated shaft, the electric axle being secured in the electric vehicle so that a lower part of the electric axle is at a height substantially aligned with the underfloor of the electric vehicle; at least one electric energy store that can be discharged when at least one of the electric machines is operated as a motor and can be charged when at least one of the electric machines is operated as a generator, the electric energy store being arranged in a rear region of the electric vehicle at a position in front of the electric axle and behind a driver's space of the electric vehicle, the electric energy store being at a height position so that a lower surface of the electric energy store substantially aligns with the lower part of the electric axle; and frequency converters assigned respectively to the two electric machines and being combined in a converter unit, the frequency converters converting alternating current of the electric machines into direct current for the electric energy store, the converter unit being arranged in the rear region of the vehicle, behind the electric axle, whereby height positions of the electric energy store and the electric axle relative to the underfloor of the electric vehicle provide a low center of gravity.