Patent ID: 8813879

Claim:
An electric steering and driving system for a lateral wheel steering vehicle, comprising: driving elements for chains or for wheels, having two drive shafts, wherein one first end of a respective drive shaft is connected to the driving element on respectively one side of the vehicle and wherein a second end of a respective drive shaft is connected to a differential gear assembly; at least one traction drive which is connected to at least one of the two drive shafts; an electric steering drive in driving connection with the differential gear assembly; and at least two mutually independent energy sources, wherein all traction drives are powered with electric current from at least one of these independent energy sources and the steering drive unit is separately powered with electric current from another of these independent energy sources, wherein the steering drive comprises one electric motor and, respectively for both drive shafts of the vehicle, at least one electric traction drive is provided, at least one electric traction drive comprises one of at least two electric motors and one electric motor with at least two mutually independent current circuits.