Abstract: An electric machine and differential gear assembly for providing power to a vehicle is disposed within a housing structure. The electric machine has a stator portion, and a rotor portion disposed radially inward of the stator portion and spaced therefrom by an air gap. The differential gear assembly includes a rotatable tubular housing that contains a first bevel output gear, a second bevel output gear, and two idler bevel gears. The first bevel output gear is rigidly connected to one end of a first axle, and the second bevel output gear is rigidly connected to one end of a second axle. The end portion of the first axle is supported by the housing structure via a set of bearings. The idler bevel gears are rotatably mounted on respective shafts that are each connected to the housing. The housing is rotatably supported by the housing structure via a set of bearings.