Einride to add 500 Tesla Semi trucks to North American fleet

Swedish freight technology company Einride announced on August 18, 2026, a plan to deploy 500 Tesla Semi electric trucks across its North American operations over the next two years, in what it described as the largest rollout of heavy-duty electric vehicles to date. The deployment, set to begin in September 2026, will triple the size of Einride's existing fleet and support customers including Amazon along freight corridors in California, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, and Georgia.

The rollout will be completed in phases through 2028 and will be financed entirely through third-party funding arrangements. According to the company, the expansion will increase its total deployed fleet from approximately 250 vehicles to roughly 750. The Tesla Semis will be managed through Einride's Saga AI fleet intelligence platform, which is designed to handle operational factors specific to battery-electric trucks, such as charging times and power rate fluctuations, to maximize efficiency.

"This deployment is yet another proof point that we can execute at the scale our customers demand," said Einride CEO Roozbeh Charli. "Working closely with Tesla to bring next-generation Semis into active...