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System and component target setting for noise and vibration are important activities within automotive product development. New challenges arise when electric motors are introduced into cars traditionally powered by combustion engines. The emitted noise from an electric traction motor for hybrid electric vehicles is characterized by high frequency tonal components from the dominating magnetic harmonics which can be perceived as annoying. Sound power is frequently used for quantifying the airborne noise from rotating electrical machines. This paper describes the process of determining the radiated sound power from an automobile electric rear axle drive in-situ and its contribution to interior cabin noise for a prominent rotor order. The sound power was calculated by combining the average stator surface vibration velocity together with an estimate of the radiation efficiency.