April 21 (Reuters) - Swedish trucking company Einride said on Tuesday it has partnered with Amazon.com to deploy 75 manually operated electric heavy-duty trucks and supporting charging infrastructure across five U.S. locations for the e-commerce giant's freight network.
Here are the details:
o Einride's proprietary optimization software, Saga AI, will be used to manage electric vehicle execution for select Amazon loads, including charging planning.
o The financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed.
o The U.S. electric truck market has faced challenges due to high costs and a lack of heavy-duty charging infrastructure. Electric truck maker Nikola, for instance, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2025.
o Amazon is working with operators such as Einride, which provide vehicles, charging infrastructure and fleet-management software, allowing the company to advance electrification efforts without directly owning and operating all assets.
o In February, Einride said it had raised around $113 million of private investment in public equity.
o Einride is pursuing a public listing in the first half of this year through its planned merger with blank-check firm Legato Merger Corp III.
(Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shreya Biswas and Jonathan Ananda)
