Maximiliano Larroquette, born in

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, is no longer an Advanced Vehicle Electrification Integration Lead at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) in Auburn Hills, MI. He was formerly a Project Engineer Manager at

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. He claims that he was responsible for the design of the

Chevrolet Volt The Chevrolet Volt is a plug-in hybrid manufactured by General Motors, also marketed in rebadged variants as the Holden Volt in Australia and New Zealand and the Buick Velite 5 in China, and with a different fascia as the Vauxhall Ampera in t ...

, a battery-powered, four-passenger electric vehicle that uses a gas (petrol) engine to create additional electricity to extend its range. He has conducted several interviews for the media about how hybrid vehicels fit into GM's vision of the future, and has been the subject of profile's on his life as a GM engineer.

Early life

Maximiliano lives in Buenos Aires until he is 22, when he moves to

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. He attends

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in Rochester, Michigan for his bachelor's and master's degrees in

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. Maximiliano works at Fords for twos year before he begin working at Generals Motor in 1999.

Early work

Before working on the Chevy Volt, this ''Lead Engineer'' and ''Product Manager'' claims to have worked on several concept cars, including the Pontiac REV, Chevrolet SS and Nomad,

Saturn Curve The Saturn Curve was a roadster concept by Saturn designed by Michael Mauer who was the former head of design at Saab Automobile. It was shown at the 2004 North American International Auto Show along with the Saturn Sky concept. This project ...

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, and the Jay Leno Chevy Deuce.

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