Episode Description In this episode, Host Cortney Piper interviews Monica Walker, Manager of Renewables & Energy Strategy at General Motors. GM has a bold vision for the future. One with zero crashes, zero […]

Consumers have questions about EVs and we have the answers! In this bonus episode released during the Tennessee Sustainable Transportation Forum & Expo and the Drive Electric Tennessee Momentum Summit, […]

For the next few episodes, we’re continuing to explore the question: “How can we electrify Tennessee?” Today, we’re discussing how how Tennessee is quickly becoming #1 in the Southeast for […]

By Doug Adams, Associate Provost, Office of Research, Vanderbilt University and Reinhold Mann, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Tennessee institutions are leading the efforts in use-inspired […]

Have you ever worried about how you’re going to charge your phone today? Probably not. We’ve evolved past traditional landlines and now cell phones are the new normal. We don’t […]

After Ford announced multi-billion dollar investment in EV’s, Tennessee advanced energy business leaders, higher education partners and energy experts share information about East Tennessee’s advanced energy economy Contact: Hannah Whitson, […]

On October 13, the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council hosted an East Tennessee-focused webinar, serving as the third and final roundtable of the year. During the event, speakers discussed higher […]

The transportation infrastructure plan will strengthen Gov. Bill Lee’s mission to make Tennessee the national leader in the electric vehicle supply chain. Media Contact: Gerald Witt, gerald@piper-communications.com KNOXVILLE, TN, March […]

Drive Electric Tennessee published the Statewide Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Needs Assessment in November, following the release of the first edition of its Electric Vehicle Roadmap on January 18, 2019. […]

Volkswagen recently broke ground on its $800 million expansion of its Chattanooga Assembly Plant that will produce two battery-powered cars and create 1,000 new jobs in the area. Construction is […]

On November 1, 2019, TDEC issued a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit program design feedback for the forthcoming solicitation under the Light Duty Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Supply Equipment category. TDEC also […]

(Credit: Knoxville News Sentinel) Tennessee will be meeting the future demand for electric vehicles, after Denso Corp. announced the company would spend $1 billion expanding its Maryville, Tennessee facility and […]