Sorry but for me I am a doubtful. Driving from Kingsport adds about 4 hours
to the meeting. So if a critical meeting I will try to show up. But it is
hard to justify it normally.
From: knoxev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <knoxev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
Eric Cardwell
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2020 2:01 PM
To: knoxev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [knoxev] Re: November Cades Cove Rally/Meeting Planning
Hey everyone, I have only heard from just a few people on this idea for
November, I would like to know how many people are interested or not
interested in this idea? I want to also make sure everyones actually seen it.
Please respond.
On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 6:16 PM Marty Young <youngma65500@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:youngma65500@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
I plan to attend. It sounds like fun, though I agree with Jonathan that we
might have difficulty finding room in the parking lot depending on how crazy
things are that weekend.
Marty
On Oct 27, 2020, at 1:15 PM, Eric Cardwell <ecardwell@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:ecardwell@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Hey Everyone,
At the October meeting we had during a downpour, only a hand full of people
showed up and we were huddled under the shelter at the splash pad of Carl Cowan
park. However, we had a productive discussion of where our November meeting
should be held.
I want to get peoples input on this plan and then we can finalize it and get it
out to everyone.
Our plan is for Saturday November 14th, for all of us to meetup at 10am at the
Brown's Creek Shopping Center (1625 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN
37801). We will meet up in that shopping center parking lot and then drive up
as a group i.e. rally to the Cades Cove Campground Store and Bike Rental
parking lot located at 10035 Campground Dr, Townsend, TN 37882. Aiming to get
to Cades Cove at 11am, we will just take over the back of the parking lot and
set up chairs beside our EVs. I plan to hold a regular meeting there with us
all spaced out, then we can just all hang out and talk like we normally do. We
can all bring a lunch and have a picnic. However, I am hoping that we get the
attention of people that are there for the park but might like to find out more
about our EVs. Everyone should bring masks and stay distanced when talking to
anyone!
Another aspect of this rally is that we were thinking that we could offer
people who haven't experienced an EV yet the ability to ride in one of our EVs
from Brown's Creek to Cades Cove. I am wary of this due to Covid concerns but
I will leave it up to the individual owners, if you don't have a problem
letting someone ride with you during these times, that's up to you. I am not
sure I feel right promoting this aspect of the rally during covid, what do you
all think?
After we are done hanging out, those that want to go around the cades cove loop
can. One of the thoughts being that a second rally point could be the Cades
Cove Visitor Center that's inside the loop. Those people that meet up at that
second rally point would take up some parking spots and hang out next to their
cars for another little show off point. There hasn't been any talk of further
rally points or anything like that.
So basically you could end the day after hanging out a few hours at the
campground parking lot or after the second rally point. I know range may be a
factor for some. There doesn't seem to be charging around cades cove. There is
a DC fast charger back in Maryville. And a Tesla destination Charger in
Townsend. Brown's Creek to Cades Cove lot is about 27 miles.
I just wanted to get this out there and get us talking about it.
What's everyone's thoughts? Who all would be interested in this?
Eric Cardwell
President Knoxville Electric Vehicle Association
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