PES Driving EV Leadership Event

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PES Driving EV Leadership Event

Hosted by Pulaski Electric Systems, Drive Electric Tennessee, and East Tennessee Clean Fuels

By Drive Electric TN

Date and time

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 · 8am - 1pm CDT

Location

Pulaski Electric System

128 South 1st Street Pulaski, TN 38478

Agenda

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Networking & Registration

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM

Welcome Remarks

Scott Newton, PES CEO

8:40 AM - 8:45 AM

Ice Breaker

Tamieka Russell, PES Chief Customer Services Officer

8:45 AM - 9:15 AM

EV Preparation at State and Local Levels

Savannah Robertson, DET Director

Mark Finlay, TDEC

McKale Carter, TVA

Scott Newton, PES President & CEO

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Networking Break

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

EV 101

Jonathan Overly, ETCF Director & CEO

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Barriers to Electrification and Community Charging Planning

Jennifer Kidd, ETCF Project Coordinator

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Federal, State, and Local Incentives to Aid EV Adoption

Andrea Noel, TDOT

Mark Finlay, TDEC

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Planning for Fleet Adoption

Jonathan Overly, ETCF Director & CEO

McKale Carter, TVA

Kirby Parr, PES

11:45 AM - 11:50 AM

Closing Poll

Tamieka Russel, PES

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Scott Newton, PES President & CEO

Savannah Robertson, DET Director

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

EV Car Show & Lunch

About this event

Join us on Wednesday morning, July 19, for a discussion hosted by Pulaski Electric System (PES), Drive Electric TN, and East TN Clean Fuels to advise businesses, school districts, and local governments with fleets on state/local preparations, upcoming funding opportunities and tips for adding EVs to their fleets. The interactive workshop will include the identification of resources to aid organizations in EV adoption as well as interactive polls to obtain real-time feedback. An EV Car Show with potential Ride & Drive/Ride & Learn opportunities will be held immediately after.

Registration is required.

Event Details

This event is part of the Driving EV Leadership event series hosted by local power companies across Tennessee, Drive Electric Tennessee, and Tennessee Clean Fuels.

WHEN: Wednesday, July 19, from 8:00 am – 12:30 pm CT

WHERE: Pulaski Energy Systems, 128 South 1st Street Pulaski, TN 38478

COST: FREE

FOOD SERVICE: Breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be served following regional health and safety standards.

CAPACITY: 50 seats available

PARKING:

  • parking available around PES, no cost
  • For EV drivers that will display their vehicles, please contact Savannah Robertson at 865-321-7777 to determine location.

GOALS: Fostering relationships and creating a team to develop your community’s local EV Ecosystem, through the establishment of a DriveElectricTN Chapter.

Organized by

Drive Electric TN

Drive Electric TN (DET) is Tennessee's statewide initiative to put 200,000 electric vehicles (EVs) on our roads by 2028. DET is a collaborative with partners from a wide variety or organizations that includes TVA, several state departments including TDEC and TDOT, the state's two Clean Cities programs, Tennessee LPCs (local power companies), automakers, NGOs, and a diverse set of municipal, industry and university representatives.

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