The new date - October 12th - dawned bright and clear, with temperatures forecast to be in the mid 70s.  A perfect day for the 2024 Knoxville Drive Electric Festival.  The postponement led to a lot of uncertainty of how the response would be.  As it turned out, there was little reason to worry.  Although several owners were unable to be part of the new date, we still had over 100 EVs and 40 different models.  Our local dealerships provided tremendous support with EVs for the show and more for the Ride & Drive.  Ted Russell Ford again provided F-150 Lightning Pro Power for the music stage in addition to a wide variety of EVs, from Mach-e to eTransit.  Beaty Chevrolet, Cadillac of Knoxville, Mercedes-Benz of Knoxville, and Rice GMC collectively brought at least 8 different models of EVs including Silverado, Lyriq, Mercedes AMG EQE SUV, and Hummers.  Our members rounded out the Ride & Drive with Tesla Models 3, Y, and Cybertruck.  (Yes, Matthew even let people drive his Cybertruck!)  Show highlights included a Cybertruck wrapped in blue, an area with electric trucks pulling electrified campers, the Mercedes eSprinter and Ford eTransit, and a wide range of EVs from affordable to aspirational.

Live music was provided by local bands Tangled in Blues and Mighty Blue, with stage and sound support from Pellissippi State Community College and power from Ted Russell Ford's F-150 Lightning.  Three food trucks - Smith's Endzone BBQ, Irvey's Ice Cream, and Your Sugar Therapy - stepped in on short notice to keep the crowd from going hungry.

Here are links to photos taken by Bill Foster, and by Tennessee Clean Fuels.

Thanks to Nancy Anderson for her article published in the Knoxville Shopper.

Our thanks go out to our volunteers, our Knoxville Electric Vehicle Association members, Drive Electric Tennessee, Pellissippi State Community College, and our sponsors for making this Festival possible.

National Drive Electric Week
2024 Knoxville Drive Electric Festival
Knoxville, TN
POSTPONED

October 12, 2024

                                                                                                                      Photo by East Tennessee Clean Fuels

The Knoxville Electric Vehicle Association (KEVA), Pellissippi State Community College (PSCC), and Drive Electric Tennessee (DET) are working to make the 2024 Knoxville Drive Electric Festival bigger and better.  All activities -- vehicles on display, ride and drives, vendors, etc. -- will be held on the PSCC Hardin Valley (Main) Campus at 10915 Hardin Valley Rd, Knoxville. The 2022 and 2023 Festivals were among the largest National Drive Electric Week events in North America (out of about 300 each year), with over 120 EVs representing 40 different models. LET'S DO IT AGAIN IN 2024!  Here are quick tours of the 2022 Festival and the 2023 Festival.

Why You Should Come

• Check out many different EVs in ONE LOCATION.  Registered cars include: Chevy Equinox, Chevy Blazer, Ford Mustang Mach-e, Kia EV9, and Rivian R1S.  Registered trucks include:  Ford e-Transit, Ford F-150 Lightning Flash, GMC Hummer Pickup, GMC Sierra Denali, and Rivian R1T.  A complete list is at the bottom of this event page.
• DRIVE a lot of EVs in ONE LOCATION.
• TALK to many owners of EVs in ONE LOCATION.
• LIVE MUSIC, FOOD, & KIDZ ZONE.  

Attend As A Guest

• WE WANT YOU! (to sign up) to check out the latest EVs!
• Enjoy the largest EV show in the Southeast and beyond.  Talk with EV owners and check our their cool rides in the huge Show section.  Our ever-growing registration list of EV models is at the bottom of this page.  Scroll down and check it out!
• Head to our Ride & Drive section to test drive (or ride) a variety of EVs.
  
• Check out the EV conversions and business-wrapped EVs sections.
• Find other fun things to see!
• Listen to some great live music!  Featuring Tangled In Blues from 11:00am - 12:30pm and Mighty Blue from 1:00pm - 2:30pm.  Our stage is powered by a Ford F-150 Lightning courtesy of Ted Russell Ford Knoxville.
• Eat yummy foods from Smith's Endzone BBQ, Irvey's Ice Cream Co., and Your Sugar Therapy Dessert Truck.
• Stroll down Electric Avenue and visit with local businesses and non-profits who share your interest in sustainability.
• Register here to ATTEND.

• WE WANT YOU! (to sign up) if you have a plug-in hybrid or fully electric EV.  Have more than one EV?  Bring them all (just register each one with a different e-mail).  ICE to EV conversions and other variations are welcome to sign up too.
• Bring your e-bikes, e-scooters, and one-wheels.  Zip around our huge ZOOM Zone.
• KEVA IS PUTTING TOGETHER THE LARGEST GATHERING OF EVS AND THEIR OWNERS.  LET'S JAM THE 1000 SPACE PARKING LOT!
• While displaying your ride, take time to wander around and enjoy everything that's going on.
• Register here to PARTICIPATE.

Lots of vehicles that plug-in! 

                                                                                                                                                Photo by East Tennessee Clean Fuels
                                  Guests at the 2023 Knoxville Drive Electric Festival talking with the owner of this Rivian R1S.

Photos from the 2023 Knoxville Drive Electric Festival

How Can All This Be Possible?

KEVA would like to thank our wonderful supporters for helping with the cost and logistics for the 2024 Knoxville Drive Electric Festival & beyond.  Learn more about them on the KEVA website, and on their own websites.

• Pellissippi State Community College. 

• Drive Electric Tennessee. 

• Ted Russell Ford Knoxville. 

• Cadillac of Knoxville.  

• Mercedes Benz of Knoxville.  

• Dennis Gabriel Green CPA (Email: [email protected])