Einride to Add 500 Tesla Semi Trucks in North America
Swedish freight-tech company Einride AB will put 500 Tesla Semi electric trucks on the road across its North American operations, the company has announced.
The rollout starts in September 2026. It will run in phases over about 24 months, with full deployment targeted by 2028. Einride says the move will triple its electric truck fleet to around 750 vehicles. That would make it one of the largest planned electric truck programmes in North America.
The new Tesla Semis will run on major freight corridors in California, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois and Georgia. They will serve large customers including Amazon and other shippers. Third-party financing will back the deployment, so Einride does not have to fund the entire purchase from its own balance sheet.
Einride's AI-based monitoring and planning platform has logged more than 19 million electric miles over seven years of commercial operations. Through this 500-truck programme, the company also aims to turn about $800 million in potential long-term annual recurring revenue into active freight capacity.
Einride CEO Roozbeh Charli says the order shows the company can scale quickly to match customer demand. Tesla Semi programme director Dan Priestley says the electric trucks can cut operating costs through lower energy and maintenance expenses. Uptime for fleet operators should improve too, he adds.
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