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Duty of Memory - Jelani Aliyu, contemporary Nigerian inventor and designer of the Chevy Volt: Jelani Aliyu revolutionized the American automotive industry by designing a cutting-edge electric car, the Chevy Volt, hailed as an American revolution (according to a press release from General Motors (GM), the world’s largest automaker); « GM’s most sophisticated electric vehicle is the Chevrolet Volt concept, a multifunctional, battery-powered electric car » This vehicle uses a gasoline engine to generate supplemental electricity. The technology behind the Volt concept, GM’s E-Flex system, allows for the generation of electricity from gasoline, ethanol, biodiesel, or hydrogen, thus contributing to a comprehensive solution for diversifying energy sources in the transportation sector. « This model, designed in two months, won an automotive design competition », GM stated, emphasizing that it combines several design elements that complement the electric technology that powers it.