Dean Taylor is a manager and scientist at Southern California Edison in the electric transportation area, where is works on technical and strategic analysis as well as regulatory and legislative policy for the last 21 years. He has been involved with battery EVs since 1991 and plug-in HEV analysis and research since 1995. He has co-lead or chaired several legislative or technical coalitions or task forces for the industry, including the federal ad hoc PHEV and BEV coalition that worked on the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the California EV Task Force, and the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Working Group. He has over 15 years experience in creating or co-managing legislative coalitions that resulted in over 50 bills being signed into law. He has project managed dozens of technical studies covering over 30 electric drive technologies, including non-road vehicles, high-speed rail, and heavy duty vehicles. His chapter on plug-in vehicle federal policies was published in 2009 by the Brookings Institute Press, and he has many other publications. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Science, Policy Analysis and Planning from the University of California, Davis.