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A hybrid powertrain for powering a vehicle includes a micro turbine assembly with multi-fuel capabilities and a turbine drive shaft extending therefrom. The turbine drive shaft has a turbine engaged position where a turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly is transferred by the turbin

A hybrid powertrain for powering a vehicle includes a micro turbine assembly with multi-fuel capabilities and a turbine drive shaft extending therefrom. The turbine drive shaft has a turbine engaged position where a turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly is transferred by the turbine drive shaft to wheels of the vehicle, and a turbine unengaged position where the turbine rotational output is independent from the wheels. A generator is selectively connected to the micro turbine assembly in parallel with a portion of the turbine drive shaft. A power storage device is chargeable by the generator and can drive an electric motor. A motor drive shaft has a motor engaged position where a motor rotational output of the electric motor is transferred by the motor drive shaft to the wheels, and a motor unengaged position where the motor rotational output is independent from the wheels.

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1. A hybrid powertrain for powering a vehicle, the hybrid powertrain comprising: a micro turbine assembly;a turbine drive shaft extending from the micro turbine assembly, the turbine drive shaft having a turbine engaged position where a turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly is tran

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A hybrid powertrain for powering a vehicle, the hybrid powertrain comprising: a micro turbine assembly;a turbine drive shaft extending from the micro turbine assembly, the turbine drive shaft having a turbine engaged position where a turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly is transferred by the turbine drive shaft to wheels of the vehicle, and a turbine unengaged position where the turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly is independent from the wheels, wherein the micro turbine assembly is operable at an optimum operating speed both when the turbine drive shaft is in the turbine engaged position and the turbine unengaged position;a generator selectively connected to the micro turbine assembly in parallel with a portion of the turbine drive shaft;a power storage device connected to, and chargeable by, the generator;an electric motor connected to, and drivable by, the power storage device;a motor drive shaft having a motor engaged position where a motor rotational output of the electric motor is transferred by the motor drive shaft to the wheels and a motor unengaged position where the motor rotational output of the electric motor is independent from the wheels;a generator drive shaft, the generator drive shaft having a generator engaged position where the turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly is transferred by the generator drive shaft to the generator and a generator unengaged position where the turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly is independent from the generator; wherein the micro turbine assembly is operable at the optimum operating speed both when the generator drive shaft is in the generator engaged position and the generator unengaged position; and whereinthe power storage device is selectively connected to the wheels and is chargeable by rotation of the wheels simultaneously with the generator drive shaft being in the generator engaged position. 2. The hybrid powertrain according to claim 1, wherein the micro turbine assembly has a recuperator, the recuperator being a heat exchanger having a first fluid path between a compressor section and a turbine section of the micro turbine assembly and a second fluid path in fluid communication with an exhaust gas from the turbine section. 3. The hybrid powertrain according to claim 1, wherein the micro turbine assembly has a multi-fuel turbine operated with a fuel selected from a group consisting of a gaseous fuel and a liquid fuel. 4. The hybrid powertrain according to claim 1, further comprising a wheels drive shaft, the wheels drive shaft having a wheels engaged position where at least one of the turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly and the motor rotational output of the electric motor is transferred by the wheels drive shaft to the wheels and a wheels unengaged position where both the turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly and the motor rotational output of the electric motor is independent from the wheels. 5. The hybrid powertrain according to claim 4, further comprising a turbine gear assembly mechanically connecting the turbine drive shaft with the wheels drive shaft. 6. The hybrid powertrain according to claim 5, wherein the turbine gear assembly is a continuously variable transmission. 7. The hybrid powertrain according to claim 1, further comprising: a turbine clutch located along the turbine drive shaft and operable to move the turbine drive shaft between the turbine engaged position and the turbine unengaged position;a motor clutch located along the motor drive shaft and operable to move the motor drive shaft between the motor engaged position and the motor unengaged position;a wheels clutch located along a wheels drive shaft and operable to move the wheels drive shaft between a wheels engaged position and a wheels unengaged position; anda generator clutch located along a generator drive shaft and operable to move the generator drive shaft between a generator engaged position and a generator unengaged position. 8. A hybrid powertrain for powering a vehicle, the hybrid powertrain comprising: a micro turbine assembly with a recuperator, the recuperator being a heat exchanger having a first fluid path between a compressor section and a turbine section of the micro turbine assembly and a second fluid path in fluid communication with an exhaust gas from the turbine section;a turbine drive shaft extending from the turbine section of the micro turbine assembly and in selective mechanical connection with a wheels drive shaft, the wheels drive shaft in selective mechanical connection with wheels of the vehicle;a generator selectively connected to the micro turbine assembly in parallel with a portion of the turbine drive shaft;a generator drive shaft, the generator drive shaft having a generator engaged position where the turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly is transferred by the generator drive shaft to the generator and a generator unengaged position where the turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly is independent from the generator; wherein the micro turbine assembly is operable at the optimum operating speed both when the generator drive shaft is in the generator engaged position and the generator unengaged position;a power storage device connected in series with, and chargeable by, the generator, the power storage device further chargeable by rotation of the wheels simultaneously with the generator drive shaft being in the generator engaged position;an electric motor connected in series with, and drivable by, the power storage device; anda motor drive shaft extending from the electric motor and in selective mechanical connection with the wheels drive shaft. 9. The hybrid powertrain according to claim 8, wherein the micro turbine assembly has a multi-fuel turbine operated with a fuel selected from a group consisting of a gaseous fuel, a liquid fuel, gasoline, ethanol, diesel, naphtha, kerosene, biodiesel, compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen, biogas, and natural gas. 10. The hybrid powertrain according to claim 8, wherein: the wheels drive shaft has a wheels engaged position where at least one of the turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly and a motor rotational output of the electric motor is transferred by the wheels drive shaft to the wheels, and a wheels unengaged position where both the turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly and the motor rotational output of the electric motor are independent from the wheels;the turbine drive shaft has a turbine engaged position where the turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly is transferred by the turbine drive shaft to the wheels of the vehicle, and a turbine unengaged position where the turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly is independent from the wheels; andthe motor drive shaft has a motor engaged position where the motor rotational output of the electric motor is transferred by the motor drive shaft to the wheels and a motor unengaged position where the motor rotational output of the electric motor is independent from the wheels. 11. The hybrid powertrain according to claim 10, further comprising: a turbine clutch located along the turbine drive shaft and operable to move the turbine drive shaft between the turbine engaged position and the turbine unengaged position;a motor clutch located along the motor drive shaft and operable to move the motor drive shaft between the motor engaged position and the motor unengaged position;a wheels clutch located along the wheels drive shaft and operable to move the wheels drive shaft between the wheels engaged position and the wheels unengaged position; anda generator clutch located along the generator drive shaft and operable to move the generator drive shaft between the generator engaged position and the generator unengaged position. 12. The hybrid powertrain according to claim 8, further comprising a turbine gear assembly mechanically connecting the turbine drive shaft with the wheels drive shaft, wherein the turbine gear assembly is a continuously variable transmission. 13. A method for powering a vehicle with a hybrid powertrain, the method comprising: providing a micro turbine assembly that has a turbine drive shaft extending from the micro turbine assembly;providing a generator selectively connected to the micro turbine assembly in parallel with a portion of the turbine drive shaft;providing a power storage device connected to the generator, and selectively charging the power storage device with the generator;providing an electric motor connected to the power storage device, and selectively driving the electric motor with the power storage device;moving the turbine drive shaft between a turbine engaged position where a turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly is transferred by the turbine drive shaft to wheels of the vehicle, and a turbine unengaged position where the turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly is independent from the wheels, wherein the micro turbine assembly is operated at an optimum operating speed both when the turbine drive shaft is in the turbine engaged position and the turbine unengaged position;moving a motor drive shaft between a motor engaged position where a motor rotational output of the electric motor is transferred by the motor drive shaft to the wheels, and a motor unengaged position where the motor rotational output of the electric motor is independent from the wheels;providing a generator drive shaft, the generator drive shaft having a generator engaged position where the turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly is transferred by the generator drive shaft to the generator and a generator unengaged position where the turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly is independent from the generator, wherein the micro turbine assembly is operated at the optimum operating speed both when the generator drive shaft is in the generator engaged position and the generator unengaged position; and whereinthe power storage device is selectively connected to the wheels and is chargeable by rotation of the wheels simultaneously with the generator drive shaft being in the generator engaged position. 14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the micro turbine assembly has a recuperator with a first fluid path between a compressor section and a turbine section of the micro turbine assembly and a second fluid path in fluid communication with an exhaust gas from the turbine section, the method further comprising operating the recuperator as a heat exchanger drawing heat from the exhaust gas to heat the fluid in the first fluid path. 15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the micro turbine assembly has a multi-fuel turbine, the method further comprising operating the micro turbine assembly with a fuel selected from a group consisting of a gaseous fuel and a liquid fuel. 16. The method according to claim 13, further comprising providing a wheels drive shaft and selectively moving the wheels drive shaft between a wheels engaged position where at least one of the turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly and the motor rotational output of the electric motor is transferred by the wheels drive shaft to the wheels, and a wheels unengaged position where both the turbine rotational output of the micro turbine assembly and the motor rotational output of the electric motor is independent from the wheels.