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EV charging stations in Tennessee

610 charging locations and 1,693 ports across 35 cities and towns, 336 of them DC fast.

Charging in Tennessee

Nashville dominates charging in Tennessee, holding more locations than the other big cities combined. Chattanooga, Knoxville and Memphis follow at a distance, and the commuter belt around Murfreesboro and Franklin adds a useful cluster of its own.

Memphis is noticeably light for its population, which matters if you are crossing the state from west to east. Most ports are Level 2 and only about one in five is DC fast, so overnight and destination charging carry much of the load. ChargePoint and Blink Charging lead on locations, with Tesla, SWTCH - Charge Everywhere and eVgo Network also present.

On the road

I-40 is the spine, running Memphis to Nashville to Knoxville, and it links the cities with the most charging. I-24 joins Nashville to Chattanooga, I-75 and I-81 carry traffic northeast through the valley, and I-65 runs north to south through Nashville. The long stretch of I-40 west of Nashville passes few towns with much charging, so that is the leg to plan around carefully.

Plugs and payment

J1772 on Level 2 and a CCS1 and NACS mix on DC fast, with adapters increasingly common as NACS spreads. CHAdeMO is legacy. Public posts have the cable attached; what earns its place in the trunk is an adapter for the other fast standard and a mobile connector for hotel outlets.

Three things to know

East Tennessee climbs into the mountains, so expect higher consumption uphill and some of it returned on descent.
Memphis has fewer locations than its size suggests, so top up before long westbound legs.
Winter cold in the highlands slows charging, so precondition where you can and allow longer sessions.

Cities in Tennessee

Towns smaller than 20,000 residents are not listed here, but the live map covers every public charger in Tennessee: search for the town or allow location access.