Northwest Tennessee Electric Vehicle Day
You are invited to a half-day educational event that will discuss electric vehicles (EVs) and the many facets of what is taking place in Tennessee, especially in the Northwest TN area! Meet actors and leaders in electrifying transportation in TN! There is no cost to attend, and lunch will be provided (thank you NWTDD!)
Informational panels and networking opportunities from 8:00 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. followed by an electric vehicle show & tell from 11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m. with lunch provided in the afternoon.
Learn about these topics:
- Benton County Schools and their electric school buses
- Ford EVs and jobs/manufacturing at BlueOval City
- TDOT on future National EV Infrastructure funding
- Paris BPU on their light-duty EVs and charging infrastructure
- EV projects at work in Tennessee that could help Tennessee fleets and citizens
- TVA and grid growth efforts and plans
- Work underway to develop an upper West TN educational chapter of Drive Electric TN
- MD/HD fleet EVs in TN, and EPA funding that could help fleets offset costs to acquire larger EVs
- A selection of EVs will be available to check out as part of the event, and you can ride in one!
