National Drive Electric Month

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National Drive Electric Month
Knoxville Drive Electric Festival
Knoxville, TN
Sep 27 2025

Day: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT
Location: Pellissippi State Community College
10915 Hardin Valley Road
Knoxville, TN 37933

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Event Description


Get Ready! The largest

National Drive Electric Month

event in the Southeast is back.

September 27, 2025, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm



 The Knoxville Electric Vehicle Association (KEVA), and Drive Electric Tennessee (DET) are working to bring you the 2025 Knoxville Drive Electric Festival on the campus of Pellissippi State Community College (PSCC) at 10915 Hardin Valley Rd, Knoxville. The Festival has been among the largest National Drive Electric Month events in North America (out of about 300), with over 120 EVs representing 40 different models. Here are photos of the 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Get your questions answered at our KEVA Information Booth.


SIGN UP here to ATTEND        SIGN UP here to SHOW YOUR EV         REGISTER here to VOLUNTEER

 


FLEET ELECTRIC VEHICLES (Expected)

  • KAT BUS - Knoxville Area Transit passenger bus.
  • SCHOOL BUS - Union County Department of Education.
  • CITY OF KNOXVILLE - The City of Knoxville fleet includes Ford Mustang Mach-e police and fire vehicles, F-150 Lightnings, and more. 
  • KUB - The Knoxville Utilities Board has a variety of EVs in their fleet.


EXOTICS, CONVERSIONS, AND MORE


      Exotics                                                                                              ICE to EV Conversion


Draco Sports Trike Prototype                                                                        Charging Solutions           

LIVE MUSIC!


Mighty Blue



Photos by Bill Foster, Susan Goodwin, and Tennessee Clean Fuels.

TENNESSEE NOW HAS A DRIVE ELECTRIC SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE

Upgrade your Tennessee license plate to a Drive Electric speciality plate.  Click HERE or scan the QR code for more information.


BACK SEAT DRIVER


How Does This All Happen?


KEVA would like to thank our wonderful supporters. Learn more about them on the KEVA website where you can find links to their websites.

Interested in becoming a vendor or a KEVA sponsor, reach out to Susan.




Registered Attendees

There are currently 108 attendees registered.

Expected Display Vehicles

Vehicle Registered
Tesla Model Y 10
Tesla Model 3 5
Ford Mustang Mach-E 4
Tesla Model X 3
Chevrolet Equinox EV 2
Ford F-150 Lightning 2
Hyundai Ioniq 5 2
Rivian R1S 2
Audi S e-tron 1
BMW i4 1
Cadillac LYRIQ 1
Cadillac OPTIQ 1
Chevrolet Bolt 1
Chevrolet Bolt EUV 1
E-Bus 1
Jaguar I-Pace 1
Kia EV6 1
Mercedes-Benz EQS 1
Nissan LEAF 1
Other Plug-In Vehicle 1
Porsche Taycan 1
Rivian R1T 1
Tesla Model S 1
Toyota Prius Prime 1
Toyota bZ4X 1
Volkswagen ID.4 1
Zero Motorcycle 1
27 Models 49

Registered attendees report 2,274,192 electric miles driven.

Presented By

Plugin America logo
Electric Vehicle Association logo
Sierra Club logo
EVHybridNoire logo
Drive Electric USA logo

Platinum Level Sponsor

Silver Level Sponsor

Bronze Level Sponsor

All NDEM 2025 sponsors support Plug In America's coordination of National Drive Electric Month.

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