Electrified propulsion system and apparatus

A propulsion system, comprising:

• a rotary electric machine including a rotatable shaft;
• a torque converter, including a fluidic stator, a pump, a turbine and a normally-closed torque converter clutch;
• a selectable one-way clutch coupled to the fluidic stator;
• and
• an output member rotatably coupled to a drivetrain;
• wherein the rotatable shaft is coupled to the pump of the torque converter;
• wherein the turbine of the torque converter is coupled to the output member;
• wherein the selectable one-way clutch is coupled between the fluidic stator and a stationary frame member;
• wherein the selectable one-way clutch is controllable to couple the fluidic stator to the stationary frame member in a first rotational direction when the propulsion system is operated in a forward direction to provide torque-multiplication between the rotary electric machine and the drivetrain in the first rotational direction;
• and
• wherein the selectable one-way clutch is controllable to couple the fluidic stator to the stationary frame member in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction when the propulsion system is operated in a reverse direction to provide torque-multiplication between the rotary electric machine and the drivetrain in the second rotational direction.