Knoxville Electric Vehicle Association
We are 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 drivers seat at any of our meetings or various EVents.
We typically have a monthly meeting on the 2nd Saturday of every month at 11am. We currently don’t have a perfect meeting place so be sure to check the upcoming events calendar below to see where we are planning on meeting next.
To stay in touch with us and know what’s going on with EVs in East TN, please enter your email address in the subscription box on the right and you will be put on our event announcement mailing list. We will only email you about upcoming monthly meetings or big events.
We also have a very active discussion email list where any of our members can send out interesting EV news and topics. This is also where we conduct a majority of our event planning. If you would like to join our discussion list please click here to add your email to our discussion list. Be sure to acknowledge the verification email that is sent to you first so that you don’t miss any of our emails! This discussion list is ran by Freelist and you can set it up to get every email or a daily/weekly digest if you would like.
Knoxville Electric Vehicle Association
We are 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 drivers seat at any of our meetings or various EVents.
We typically have a monthly meeting on the 2nd Saturday of every month at 11am. We currently don’t have a perfect meeting place so be sure to check the upcoming events calendar below to see where we are planning on meeting next.
To stay in touch with us and know what’s going on with EVs in East TN, please enter your email address in the subscription box on the right and you will be put on our event announcement mailing list. We will only email you about upcoming monthly meetings or big events.
We also have a very active discussion email list where any of our members can send out interesting EV news and topics. This is also where we conduct a majority of our event planning. If you would like to join our discussion list please click here to add your email to our discussion list. Be sure to acknowledge the verification email that is sent to you first so that you don’t miss any of our emails! This discussion list is ran by Freelist and you can set it up to get every email or a daily/weekly digest if you would like.
Wave of used EVs
A large amount of EVs were leased in 2022-2025 to take advantage of the EV tax credits. Those leases were typically for 2 to 3 years. Which will be coming due this year and next. At the end of a lease the owner can decide to either purchase the vehicle or turn it in and lease or purchase another vehicle. A lot of these EVs will be coming back to the dealerships and placed into the dealerships used inventory for purchase. We believe this will lead to some great deals on amazing EVs that have been barely used. Plus these EVs will all still be covered under the manufacture’s typical 8 year/100,000 mile warranty.
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Here’s a quick snapshot of what we have going on in the next few months.
November Monthly Meeting
November 14th, 2026 12pm-2pm
Crafty Bastard Brewery West
Hey everyone,
- Meeting Agenda
- Introduction of new members, did any get an EV recently?
- Report of previous month events
- 2026 Knoxville Drive Electric Festival
- Largest event in the country!!
- Drawing winners have been notified
- Anyone go to any other National Drive Electric Month events?
- Camping with an EV
- Perfect camping/Glamping season
- Which EVs are great for camping
- Camp Mode in modern EVs
- Electric campers for additional range
- Any camping stories from members?
- Knoxville to host US Rally event
- What is US Rally and World Rally Championship?
- August 26-29, 2027
- How can KEVA make a presence?
- Harper Cars and Coffee is changing
- What the press release says
- Will KEVA still have opportunities to show EVs?
- Do we start our own electric cars and coffee?
- December Holiday Get-together
- Schulz Brau Brewery
- SUNDAY December 13th, at NOON to when ever
- 126 Bernard Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917
- They have a great menu of German food and beer as well as an amazing atmosphere!
- Their Christmas Market will also be going on there as well.
- Other EV News
- GM said the fourth-generation EVs allow for a 15% reduction in vehicle mass, 20% greater efficiency, 20% less battery capacity overall, and 25% better aerodynamic performance.
- German study found charging on 110v actually wastes more power than charging on 240v.
- 471,625 Mile Chevy Bolt finally needs a battery replaced for only about $2,500-$3,000
- Speaking of Chevy Bolts, WSJ one just did a 1,000 mile trip through a southern charging desert between Nashville and New Orleans.
- NHTSA draft proposal for cyan lights to signal a vehicle is under autonomous control.
Meeting date and time: Saturday November 14th 12pm-2pm
Meeting location: Crafty Bastard Brewery West 9937 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37922
December Holiday Get-Together
Sunday December 13th, 2026 12pm-whenever
Schulz Brau Brewing
More info to come on our holiday party, Schulz Brau has the best holiday atmosphere and great food. So plan on brining the whole family out to hang out and enjoy the festive atmosphere!
85% of all EV charging is done at home
Most EV sold today comes with a 110 volt charger. Some EVs come with a 240 volt charger. We recommend people install a 240 volt charger in their garage since the latest EVs have larger battery packs this will minimize the time it takes to charge your EV. Most people already have access to 240v in their garage as this is the typical voltage for clothes dryers.
3 cents a mile
The typical efficiency of electric vehicles is 3 miles a KWH. The average cost of a KWH of electricity in Tennessee is about 10 cents. Simple math means you only pay 3.3 cents per mile. Even better news is that EV makers are pushing the efficiency to 4 miles or more per KWH thus making the cost even cheaper!
