A drive system includes a first gear set (110) and a second gear set (120), each including a sun gear (112, 122), a ring gear (114, 124), a plurality of planetary gears (116, 126) coupling the sun gear (112, 122) to the ring gear (114, 124), and a carrier (118, 128) rotationally supporting the plurality of planetary gears (116, 126), a first electrical machine (40) coupled to the first gear set (110), a second electrical machine (50) coupled to the second gear set (120), a connecting shaft (36) coupling an engine (20) to the first gear set (110), a driveshaft (32) configured to transport power from the first electrical machine (40), the second electrical machine (50), and the engine (20) to a tractive element (66, 76) of the vehicle, and a clutch (130) selectively rotationally coupling the first carrier (118) and the second carrier (128) to the driveshaft (32) when engaged.