Drive Electric Earth Month
The Tennessee Tech EV Experience
Cookeville, TN
Apr 16 2025

Event Report

Dr. Pingen Chen and other partners at TN Tech hosted the “Tennessee Tech EV Experience” as part of an Electrify America-sponsored project in conjunction with the East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition and Drive Electric Tennessee. The event was held as part of the 2025 Drive Electric Earth Month campaign, and showcased multiple models of EVs available for interested students, staff and faculty (as well as interested community citizens) to test drive or ride in. Additional information about charging locations in the community and across the state, as well as information about ongoing projects that are advancing EVs in Tennessee were available for all participants.

Additional partners included TVA, who brought a VW ID.Buzz! The event was held next to the DC Fast Charging station on campus, which was used during the event. Vehicles available to ride and/or drive were a Ford F-150 Lightning, a Ford Mustang Mach-e, a VW ID.Buzz, a Hyundai Ioniq 6, a Chevy Bolt EUV, and a Nissan Leaf. 37 rides and drives were given throughout the event, but we had a relatively small turnout for what had been hoped for.

Overall, it was a good event for developing and building relationships between the partners and individual EV drivers who attended with their vehicles, but we did not have much traction for students, faculty, or staff. For the next event, we need to be at a more centralized location on the campus where we can catch more student traffic, and more promotion should be done for the event. 

photo by: Jennifer Kidd, Drive Electric TN Some attendees from the Tennessee Tech. University (TTU) talk with Drive Electric TN, TVA, and TTU organizers about EVs during the Tennessee Tech EV Experience event on Saturday, April 19.

Event Description

Dr. Pingen Chen and other partners at TN Tech are excited to host a 2025 Drive Electric Earth Month event! We will have multiple models of EVs available for interested students, staff and faculty (as well as interested community citizens) to test drive or ride in, and lots of information about charging locations in the community and across the state, as well as information about ongoing projects that are advancing EVs in Tennessee!!

Registered Attendees

There are currently 26 attendees registered.

Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend

Registered attendees report 110,900 electric miles driven.