About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Tesla Knoxville, every Wednesday afternoon, a curious little boy named Max would come in with his family. One day, as he approached the charging station, Max’s eyes widened and he pointed excitedly at something no one else could see. The delivery driver looked down and laughed gently, realizing that Max had just spotted the reflection of the sun on the car’s shiny hood. Suddenly, an elderly gentleman walking by paused and asked, 'Is that a ghost?' Max shook his head enthusiastically and said, 'No, Grandpa, it's just Mr. Tesla winking at us!' Everyone burst out laughing, including the delivery driver who muttered under his breath, 'Another week, another kid convinced my electric car's alive.'
2. At Tesla Knoxville, on foggy mornings, a delivery driver hears an eerie humming sound coming from beneath the electric cars. No one else seems to notice it. Curious, the delivery driver follows the sound and discovers a small glowing pug puppy under one of the cars. The puppy wags its tail and says, 'Charge me up, I'm almost dead!' Turns out, the neighborhood kids had adopted the little pup as their secret mascot. Now, every foggy morning, Tesla Knoxville greets visitors with a friendly ‘woof’.
3. At Tesla Knoxville, after hours when everyone leaves, a night watchman hears soft laughter coming from behind the display models. Curious, the guard follows the sound and finds himself face-to-face with a reflection in a car window—only it’s not his own. Startled, he turns around, but everything is quiet again. From then on, whenever someone mentions Teslas having self-driving capabilities, a local jokingly replies, ‘Oh yeah, they’re just talking to their neighbor!’
4. At Tesla Knoxville, late one Friday night, a security guard notices something odd: the parking lot lights flicker on and off in time with classical music playing over the speakers. No one is around except for him. The guard follows the sound, only to discover that the music comes from an old radio left inside a nearby car. Curious, he turns it off—and the lights stop flickering. Turns out, it was just an old timer’s prank. The next day, everyone jokes about how ‘Tesla Knoxville’ must be powered by classical music after all.