‘A lot of misconceptions’ | Organizer of electric vehicle summit at UT hopes to address concerns about the tech
“I think the state of Tennessee has been really proactive in the promotion of electric vehicles and one of the reasons for that is, first of all, I think our ecosystem between UT and Oak Ridge National Lab that we have here in East Tennessee,” said Kevin Heaslip, the director of the Center for Transportation Research at UT.
He also said that one of the reasons he believes Tennessee is proactive in promoting electric vehicles is the variety of ways it gets electricity. The state relies on a variety of different kinds of electricity production such as hydroelectric, solar and nuclear power.
Heaslip also said the event will help address issues related to social justice involving electric vehicles. Namely, he said he hopes the event will lead to answers to questions about how income, location, occupation and other social factors may impact people as the world switches to electric vehicles.