Electrification is one of the macrotrends that mostly influenced research and innovation in road transportation across the last decade, aiming to provide solutions for the efficient development of EVs’ components and architectures. In this context, the European founded H2020 project FITGEN (Functionally Integrated E-axle Ready for Mass Market Third GENeration Electric Vehicles) aims at designing and testing an innovative and brand-independent e-axle for the next generation of BEVs, validated on an A-segment vehicle. The developed e-axle integrates a high speed 6-phase electrical motor and SiC inverter, a DC/DC converter boosting the battery voltage to the 800 V DC range and a single speed transmission gearbox.