May Monthly Meeting 9th 2:30pm

Hi everyone,
We will be meeting on Saturday May 9th at 2:30pm. Be aware of the later time from our normal time. I was unable to find a meeting space at our normal time but was able to secure the Cedar Bluff Library meeting room for 2:30pm. We will recap our April earth month events and discuss plans for our big spring event, EVs in the Smokies. EVs in the Smokies will be on Jun 6th from noon to 4pm and we need people to sign up to show their EVs at this great event. See the link below to sign up. Let your friends and family that may be interested in trying out an EV know that the first 50 people to test drive will get a $10 gift card to Peaceful Side. We will also be discussing the latest news in battery technology and go over a couple of the new Toyota EV models that are coming out later this fall. And as always we are here to answer any of your EV questions.

Meeting Agenda

• Member Introductions, meet new members, anyone get a new EV?
• Report on previous month events
• Wild Wheels Knoxville Zoo
• Spring Cars and Coffee
• Paws for the Cause
• Postponed - Baseball Night
• 6th Annual EVs in the Smokies
• June 6th, 12-4pm Peaceful Side Social in Townsend, TN
• EV Showcase and Test Drives/Rides
• Sign up to show your EV and hang out
• First 50 to test drive get a $10 gift card to Peaceful Side
• https://driveelectricmonth.org/event?eventid=5197
• Wave of Used EVs are coming
• Check out this great handout to share about used EVs
• We will be modifying this document to be more KEVA specific soon
• Interesting article on the wave of EVs coming off lease
• BYD 5 minute battery charge
• Available now in China
• 2nd Generation Blade Battery
• 1.5 Megawatt charging
• 10%-70% in 5 minutes, or 97% in 9 minutes!
• 20,000 chargers expected in China by year end
• Looking to license tech in USA
• Toyota/Subaru New EV models
• Fall 2026 Toyota Highlander full EV
• 3 row, 320 mile range, sister to Subaru Getaway
• 2026 Toyota BZ Woodland and Subaru Trailseeker
• 2026 Toyota BZ and Subaru Solterra
• Is Toyota ready to actually play?
• No June Monthly Meeting
• Please attend the EVs in the Smokies event on June 6th.
• Next monthly meeting will be July 11th.
• Knoxville Drive Electric Festival in October
• Oct 10th, 10am-3pm
• Pellissippi State CC Hardin Valley
• Go ahead and sign up now to help us market the EVent to dealers and sponsors
• https://driveelectricmonth.org/event?eventid=5126
• Other EV News
• Range doesn't degrade much over time - Motor Trend
• Interesting look at Scouts range extender
• VW ends ID.4 as it announces ID.Polo for Europe
• BMW iX3 updated to 434 miles of range
• GM currently training "eyes off" supercruise via 100 years of simulation every day.
• 3,400 new DCFC installed in Q1 2026

Meeting date and time: Saturday May 9th 2:30pm-4pm

Meeting location: Cedar Bluff Library 9045 Cross Park Dr. Knoxville, TN, 37923