Einride strikes deal to add 500 Tesla Semis to its fleet
Swedish trucking company Einride has announced a deal to purchase 500 Tesla Semis to expand its electric fleet. The vehicles will be managed by Einride's proprietary Saga AI software to help customers transition to electric freight.
Why it matters
This deal represents a significant scaling effort for electric heavy-duty transport, testing Tesla's ability to meet high-volume production demands for its commercial vehicles.
Swedish electric and autonomous trucking company Einride said Tuesday it plans to buy 500 Tesla Semis and make the electric big rigs available to Amazon and other customers. The Tesla Semis will be added in phases to Einride’s fleet over the next 24 months, starting in September, according to the company.
Einride will manage the Tesla Semis through its Saga AI software, a fleet management platform designed to give customers all the benefits of using electric trucks to carry freight without the financial and logistical burden that comes with owning them.
Einride CEO Roozbeh Charli said this “deployment is yet another proof point that we can execute at the scale our customers demand.”
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