The Knoxville Electric Vehicle Association (KEVA) is Knoxville’s leading non-profit dedicated to educating the public on the benefits of driving electric. Functioning as a regional chapter of the Electric Vehicle Association since 2010. Our monthly meetings and events are great places to come talk to daily EV drivers and have your questions answered as well as a community for EV enthusiasts. If you have never driven an EV we would love the opportunity to put you in the driver’s seat at any of our meetings or various events.

KEVA monthly meetings are the second Saturday of every month, usually at 11:00 AM at Carl Cowan Park on Northshore Drive.  The meeting location may occasionally change due to weather or other issues.  Information is posted to the KEVA website and KEVA FB group. Bring a chair and join the discussions. 

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The Electric Vehicle Association (EAA) is a network of EV enthusiasts and “North America’s leading nonprofit that accelerates the adoption of electric vehicles by supporting its 100 chapters and thousands of members as they talk neighbor-to-neighbor in their communities about the benefits of driving electric.” The EVA is our parent organization and we are one of two official chapters in Tennessee (along side the Chattanooga chapter). As KEVA – the Knoxville EV Association – we have been around since forming in 2005 and worked since inception to positively impact citizens in the greater Knoxville community to educate them about the benefits of driving electric.

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The East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition (ETCleanFuels) is one of roughly 90 U.S. DOE “Clean Cities” Programs across the country and serves the eastern half of Tennessee. ETCleanFuels works in partnership with the other in-state program – the Middle-West TN Clean Fuels Coalition – to serve fleets, partners and other entities with services related to education, outreach and implementation of alternative fuels in vehicles. ETCleanFuels has been working with KEVA for over a decade to plan and hold EV “Ride & Drives” and work on EV outreach throughout the region.

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  • The Drive Electric TN (DET) initiative was born in 2014 by ETCleanFuels to build out educational work to Tennessee citizens on EVs, and work on the Tennessee Workplace Charging Program. In 2017, TVA made a commitment to massively boost the effort and funded several types of work that involved over 100 different people from across Tennessee and beyond to develop the Tennessee EV Roadmap and other outputs to help us have good data. Since then, three “Working Groups” were started and have developed over 10 task forces or committees to work on specific barrier-removing actions to assist Tennessee in growing the number of EVs in our roads from roughly 10,000 at the start of 2020 to 200,000 by the end of 2028.

Current Upcoming Events

Upcoming EVents

Here’s a quick snapshot of what we have going on in the next few months.

January Monthly Meeting

DELAYED NOW January 18th, 2024,  11am-1pm

Hey everyone,

We have been watching the weather closely and finally decided to delay this month’s meeting that would have met this Saturday because it looks our area is going to get a significant snowfall starting Friday and leading into Saturday morning. We want to keep everyone safe so it’s better that we delay until next Saturday the 18th. We can discuss our upcoming events and EV related news. Anyone taking the opportunity to get a great deal on an EV before changes take place? If you are new to EVs and have any questions feel free to come out and have all your questions answered.

Meeting Agenda

  • Member introductions, meet new members, any get a new EV?
  • Report on previous month
    • First Middle School STEM outreach
    • December Holiday Party at Kerns
      • Thanks everyone that came out!
      • Cadillac Escalade IQ displayed
  • Dogwood House & Garden
    • February 7th-9th
    • Awaiting full confirmation on space
    • Volunteers will be needed to run our exhibit booth
    • We will be organizing this on our discussion list
  • Changes under new administration
    • Will the EV tax credit survive?
    • How will tariffs affect EVs?
    • Are dealers motivated more than ever?
    • State money for charger expansion is locked in
    • 2025/26 model year Hyundai/Kia now qualify for $7500 as long as it lasts!
  • Any EV New Year’s Resolutions? 
  • Discuss possible March events
  • April Drive Electric Earth Month
    • Help think of any ways we can promote EVs
    • EVA offering chapter support if we can do a ride & drive
    •  Area locations that could host EVent?
  • More EV News
    • EV sales grew 12% in 4th Quarter pushing total 2024 EV sales to 1.3 million EVs!
    • Interestingly GM sales up 115% in 2024 while Tesla sales down 6% in 2024
    • If you’ve been patiently waiting 7 years, you can now get your VW Buzz!
    • and more news

Meeting date and time: Saturday January 18th, 11:00am

Meeting location: Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (IAMM) Building located at 2641 Osprey Vista Way, Knoxville, TN 37920.  Room 147 on the 1st floor.

February Events

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Working on some EV events to do in February. Please stay tuned!

Our Staple Yearly Big Events

Drive Electric Earth Day (DEED) is a national campaign to share information about electric vehicles throughout the month of April. In addition to being better for the environment, electric vehicles are more fun to drive, more convenient to fuel and less expensive to operate than gasoline vehicles. Attend an online event to experience driving electric!

  • National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) is a nationwide celebration to raise awareness of the many benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid cars, trucks, motorcycles, and more.  Hundreds of events are held each year, with many in-person events offering the opportunity to talk with EV owners, and to ride in or drive a variety of EVs.  NDEW usually takes place in late September, check the website for current dates.  Nationally, NDEW is sponsored by Plug In America, Nissan, and the Electric Auto Association.

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