Knoxville becomes first Charging Smart Tennessee city

The city of Knoxville has become the first Tennessee city to join the Charging Smart program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office and operated by Drive Electric Tennessee. The new technical assistance and designation program provides no-cost technical assistance to local governments in order to facilitate equitable and widespread electric-vehicle adoption in their communities. Knoxville currently has 40 public EV chargers in 14 City-owned parking garages, public parks and municipal buildings. An additional 30 charging slots are being installed in the City County Building garage to support a portion of the city’s 40 EV Fleet vehicles, which are utilized by several city departments. Learn more about the Office of Sustainability at KnoxvilleTN.gov/Sustainability.