Patent ID: 8316973

Claim:
An electric drive unit for a motor vehicle, the drive unit having a first side comprising at least one mounting portion for attaching the drive unit to the motor vehicle, and an opposite second side, the drive unit comprising: (a) a non-rotating stub axle; (b) an electric motor having a first axial side and an opposite second axial side facing away from the at least one mounting portion of the drive unit, the electric motor having a stator that is fixed with respect to the stub axle and having a rotor that is rotatably supported with respect to the stub axle; (c) a gear system having an input and an output, the rotor of the electric motor being connected to the input of the gear system for torque transmission, the first axial side of the electric motor facing away from the gear system; (d) a rotatable wheel carrier connected to the output of the gear system for torque transmission; and (e) a first bearing and a second bearing of the wheel carrier, which are provided on the first axial side of the electric motor.