Areas of Expertise:

Paul Scott, a lifelong environmental advocate, co-founded Plug In America (PIA) in 2005 to galvanize support and advocate for the manufacture of Electric Vehicles and plug-in hybrids that reduce America’s dependence on petroleum and improve the global environment. As one of the leading nonprofit organization’s most visible leaders, he is regularly interviewed by global media and consults with auto industry officials, consumers and local, state and federal policymakers to advance clean-car technology. He is a regularly featured speaker at national conventions, universities, schools and elsewhere. Paul helped create DontCrush.com, PIA’s predecessor, a grassroots group that single-handedly prevented some 1,000 production EVs from being destroyed by the auto companies that manufactured them. His work with both groups has included campaign strategy, research, planning and execution. He is among the key figures featured in ’Who Killed the Electric Car’’ the 2006 documentary distributed by Sony Pictures Classics, and has been filmed and consulted for the follow up, "Revenge of the electric car" (slated for a 2011 release).

Recent Comments by Paul Scott

• "There are many reasons to increase taxes on diesel and gasoline. The previous comment made a strong case for increasing the current road building and "
  Should We Raise the Gas Tax?
• "I deal in electric vehicles and renewable energy. If you go 100 years into the future, it's clear we will no longer be using oil as a personal transpo"
  Simplifying the Energy Tax Code
• "It appears that the best method is to quickly bring alternative-fueled vehicles to market. From NG to EV and anything in between, we need vehicles tha"
  Oil and Our Economy
• "I read all of the preceding comments from some brilliant people and fully agree with what's been proffered as solutions to our problem. What w"
  Discussion Catalyst: Overview–The Need for Policy
• "As a 7 year EV driver, I can attest to the rationality behind HR 4399. When I give talks about the viability of electric vehicles, I i"
  Discussion Catalyst: Moving Away from Oil–The Transportation Sector
• "I suspect Rep. Bartlett understands that the U.S. has only a tiny fraction of the oil reserves it needs to sustain its current demand,"
  Discussion Catalyst: Moving Away from Oil–The Transportation Sector
• " This is a specious argument. The economy is going to slow down because of increased gas prices from the oil industry, and the government gets"
  Discussion Catalyst: Conservation and Fuel Efficiency