 
Electric Vehicles in East Tennessee
In East Tennessee, several different sizes of electric AFVs are used.
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Fleets:
PBA - Knoxville
CARTA
City of Alcoa Police Dept.
City of Knoxville Police Dept.
Fun Buggies of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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First, there's the Chattanooga Area Regional Transit Authority's (CARTA's) downtown electric
shuttles. These electric AFVs that were built by Chattanooga's Advanced Vehicle Systems (AVS) in the
early 1990's provide transit around downtown. They operate out of the parking garage on Market Street
next to the Chattanooga Choo-Choo Hotel. Within the parking garage is also EVIC, the Electric Vehicle
Information Center. In addition, Knoxville Area Transit's (KAT's) new trolleys operate on a
combination of electricity and propane. They are plugged in at night to fully charge the
batteries.
See pictures of Fun Buggies fleet!
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Second, NEVs (neighborhood electric vehicles) are used by several different organizations in the region.
These vehicles are also called low-speed electric vehicles as they are limited to use on 35 mph or less
streets (typically city streets) and are governed to 25 mph. They range from having seating for 4 with
truck space to offering seating for 2 with a rear bed.
Fun Buggies of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg operates 50 NEVs in Sevier County, which are a
great alternative to driving around those cities in gasoline vehicles.
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