Two other women honored for leading the way to a clean car revolution on California�s roads: Christine Kehoe, executive director of the California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative, and Eileen Tutt, president of the California Electric Transportation Coalition.
Scott is the lead commissioner on transportation and chair of the California Plug-in Electric Vehicle Collaborative, a public/private organization focused on accelerating the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles to meet California�s economic, energy and environmental goals. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. appointed Scott to the Energy Commission in 2013.
She helps oversee the Energy Commission�s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. The program awards up to $100 million annually to leverage private investment to transform California�s vehicle fleet, including battery electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles. The Energy Commission recently awarded $9 million to install DC fast chargers along California�s major north/south corridors such as Interstate 5.
Scott says driving electric vehicles, which are less costly to fuel and maintain than fossil-fueled vehicles, are �zippy� to drive because of their quick acceleration. She also appreciates how zero-emission vehicles are helping California achieve its clean air and greenhouse gas reduction goals.
Scott is a member of the U.S. Department of Energy�s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee apprising them of California�s cutting edge technology and experience in building electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen refueling stations.
