An electric drive transmission for a skid steered vehicle has a central
casing housing a pair of propulsion motors comprising respective stators
and rotors, each rotor being coupled to drive a respective through shaft
via a respective epicyclic gear change mechanism. The through shafts are
coupled at their inboard ends to a controlled differential with an input
from a steer motor, and are coupled at their outboard ends to respective
epicyclic gear reduction mechanisms. The through shafts are supported in
the casing by respective bearings and the propulsion motor rotors are
supported on the through shafts by respective bearings. By supporting the
rotors on the through shafts rather than in separate bearings to the
casing the diameter and speed rating of the requisite rotor bearings can
be reduced.