Joshua Paul
Tampa Bay
Tech Titan
Joshua Paul,
Electrical Engineer
98 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020
Innovator, tech entrepreneur, family man, amateur
philanthropist and renewable energies wizard...
Meet Joshua Paul. This young father raised in Safety
Harbor has been gaining notoriety internationally
in the renewables energy sector.
In Joshua’s college days, he began working for a small
startup in the energy storage market, where his passion
of providing renewable energy and energy storage
systems quickly made him a go-to in the industry for
consulting on small energy storage systems in multiple
applications. In 2002, Joshua began building a relationship
with one of the largest producers of lithium iron phosphate
battery cells worldwide based out of Shenzhen, China.
Since 2002, Joshua has been at the forefront of battery
management system engineering and has consulted for
multiple Fortune 100 companies, private sector, military
contractors, and not-for-profit organizations worldwide.
In 2015, Joshua began development of multiple low speed
electric vehicles. His company SmartCart Electric Vehicles
now manufactures and distributes over 20 models to the
consumer and commercial markets. Built in Wildwood,
Florida, just outside of The Villages, SmartCart Electric
Vehicles features an advanced Toyota AC drivetrain,
five-year warranty, lots of options, and are all LSV street
legal equipped. Joshua and his team have opened their
newest retail location in beautiful Dunedin.
Joshua’s newest venture, Vudu Energy, is sure to be a
game changer in the energy sector. Vudu Energy believes
that good neighbors make great communities. Joshua’s
plan is to create an organization that will rapidly become
the leader in the development, design, engineering,
construction, financing, and operations of renewable
energy systems. For the, do-it-yourselfers out there, Vudu
Energy will feature the first ever renewable energies
online superstore. Vudu’s goal is to drive innovation
in energy. And its motto is clear – Power with People
in Mind. Visit VuduEnergy.com to learn more.
Tampa Bay is the area Joshua calls home. He is proud
of his roots and is a leading innovator in the Tampa tech
scene. Joshua is currently seeking first round funding
on his new project, Vudu Energy. For information, email
Joshua directly at JPaul@VuduEnergy.com. You may also
follow him on his Instagram @energycaptain, where he
has a following of over 100,000. Joshua looks forward
to you reaching out to him to show your support of
his contagious passion and vision for a better future.