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Public access to electric vehicle charging infrastructure varies across Knoxville, and not all residents have the ability to charge at home. The City of Knoxville focuses on deploying EV charging infrastructure that addresses these gaps, while making effective use of available funding, partnerships, and data to guide decisions and investments. 

If you are planning to install an EV charger in Knoxville, visit the Plans Review & Inspections Fast Fact Guides and review the information under EV Permitting.


Find a FREE Public EV Charger

The City of Knoxville provides 43 Level 2 EV charging ports at 15 publicly accessible sites throughout the City. These chargers are available for public use at no cost, allowing drivers to charge their vehicles while visiting parks, shopping or dining, or attending events.

Locations of the City's public EV chargers are shown on the map below. Hours of access vary by site, though many charging locations are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 



City Charger Locations (updated May 2026)

• Burlington Fire Station
• Caswell Park
• Civic Auditorium / Coliseum Parking Garage
• Ijams Nature Center
• Lakeshore Park
• Locust St. Parking Garage
• Market Square Parking Garage
• Morningside Park
• Public Works Service Center
• Public Safety Complex
• Sequoyah Park
• State Street Parking Garage
• Urban Wilderness Gateway Park
• Victor Ashe Park
• West Hills Park


EV drivers can also locate City-owned chargers and more by using the DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center or other popular platforms such as PlugShare and ChargeHub.


To ensure that public services are distributed throughout the community, the Office of Sustainability developed two new tools in 2022: a public survey and a location suitability map. We use findings from both tools to inform how we deploy EV chargers throughout Knoxville.

EV Charging Site Public Survey (English | EspañolPublic Survey
Collecting community feedback to identify gaps 
We want to hear from you!

The survey shows the locations of active chargers (both public and private), and allows users to place a 'pin' where they'd like to see new or additional charging service.

If you know a general area or specific site that you think should have charging, let us know:

  1. Open the survey
  2. Click the map or search an address to place a pin
  3. Answer a few questions
  4. Submit

EV Charging Site Suitability Map (view online

Using data to map access and impact
This tool measures overall suitability for EV charging stations by compiling multiple datasets, including:

• Population density
• Housing density
• Car ownership
• Traffic
• Employment density
• Community points of interest (such as event venues, shopping malls, and community centers)
• Economic factors (such as opportunity zones)
• Environmental justice factors (such as air quality and health hazards)


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