Einride and Electrolux enter innovation partnership to electrify transports


2.22.2021
Stockholm, Sweden - Tech transport company Einride and one of the global appliance leaders, Electrolux, announce a strategic partnership to electrify transports, with operations starting in Q2 of this year. The partnership will within the first three years save hundreds of tonnes of CO2, compared to diesel freight. It also signifies a crucial first step for two companies deeply invested in technological innovation and sustainability.
For Electrolux, the deal represents a commitment to reduce environmental impact and eventually also cost by adopting cutting-edge technologies throughout the supply chain to improve efficiency. For Einride it’s an opportunity to grow with and learn from a global leader in manufacturing and supply chain.
“Sustainability is central for us at Electrolux, and we have a strong interest in reducing our impact in every facet of the business, especially transport. By partnering with Einride to introduce electric, and with an ambition to add autonomous technology to our supply chain, we’re staying ahead of the curve for the short- and long-term,” said Anders Linnarsson, Head of Electrolux Logistics AB.

The partnership will start with electric transport services in Sweden by the spring of 2021 by incorporating digitally connected electric trucks. Future possible expansions of the partnership contain Autonomous Electric Transport (AET) in the form of the Einride autonomous vehicle, the world’s first autonomous, electric heavy transport to operate without a driver on a public road. The operation is coordinated and scaled up with Einride’s freight mobility platform, which includes dedicated shipper and carrier portals with real time updates and detailed sustainability reporting, as well as information for further implementation of electric and autonomous freight.
“To further develop and scale our groundbreaking freight mobility solutions, it is crucial to partner with like-minded organizations, those that hold sustainability and technological development as core values. Electrolux has a long history of improving our home lives and we look forward to driving the change to a better future of freight together,” said Jonas Hernlund, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Einride.
About Einride
Einride is a Swedish technology company that develops and provides freight mobility solutions based on electric and autonomous vehicles, leading the transition to sustainable transport. It was founded in 2016 by Robert Falck, Linnéa Kornehed and Filip Lilja, and became the world’s first company to operate an autonomous, all-electric freight vehicle on a commercial route on a public road with its groundbreaking autonomous vehicle. Today, Einride operates the largest fleet of electric trucks in Europe with major multinational partners, and recently set a speed record with the autonomous vehicle at the Top Gear track in the U.K. For more information visit https://www.einride.tech/press or reach out to press@einride.tech.
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5.31.2023 | Einride and UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure Partner to Deploy Region's Largest Autonomous and Electric Fleet |
4.19.2023 | Einride Enables the Switch to Sustainable Freight in the UK |
12.7.2022 | Einride Secures $500 Million in Financing to Accelerate Deployment of Sustainable Freight Mobility |
12.1.2022 | Einride Launches in Benelux with World’s Leading Brewer, AB InBev to Lead Electric Transport Transformation in the Region |
11.2.2022 | Einride Unveils Disruptive Freight Mobility Solutions at November Release Event |
10.27.2022 | Einride Completes Historic Autonomous Vehicle Pilot on US Public Road With GE Appliances |
9.15.2022 | Einride Goes Live in Germany – Introduces a New Generation of Shipping Technology |
7.28.2022 | Einride and Beyond Meat® Work Together to Introduce Electric Vehicles to Beyond Meat’s U.S. Shipping Network |
6.23.2022 | New Type of Vehicle Developed by Einride Gets NHTSA Approval to Operate on US Public Road |
6.9.2022 | Einride and Oatly Expand Partnership to Electrify Oatly's North American Fleet |
5.19.2022 | Einride Unveils Expanded Product Offerings At First User Conference, Einride Mesh |
3.24.2022 | Einride and A.P. Moller - Maersk Partner for Largest Ever Electrification of Heavy Duty Road Freight |
3.14.2022 | Einride unveils world's first remote operator of autonomous, electric vehicle fleet |
1.10.2022 | Einride Brings on Freight Industry Expert to Lead European Team – Robert Ziegler Joins as General Manager, Europe |
11.3.2021 | Einride launches in the US - first to US market with the future of shipping |
10.26.2021 | Einride & GE Appliances announce first U.S. fleet of autonomous and electric trucks |
8.12.2021 | Einride Partners with Bridgestone to Create Cleaner, Safer, Low-Carbon Freight Mobility |
6.22.2021 | Co-founder of Klarna, Niklas Adalberth, joins Board of Directors at Einride |
5.6.2021 | Einride raises $110 million Series B to accelerate the future of freight mobility |
3.16.2021 | SKF and Einride enter into partnership for testing autonomous and electric transport |
2.22.2021 | Einride and Electrolux enter innovation partnership to electrify transports |
2.16.2021 | Einride and Lidl roll out intelligent and sustainable transport |
12.3.2020 | Einride next-generation autonomous vehicles powered by NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin for high-speed autonomous operations |
11.12.2020 | Einride strengthens logistics expertise with transportation industry research veteran |
10.30.2020 | Oatly reduces carbon footprint by 87% on selected routes in first month with Einride electric trucks and freight mobility platform |
10.20.2020 | Polarrenen drives transition to sustainable transport by becoming Einride financing partner |
10.15.2020 | Einride autonomous vehicle becomes first to set a record for an autonomous electric freight vehicle at the Top Gear track |
10.8.2020 | Einride launches next-generation autonomous vehicle, makes autonomous electric transport commercially available worldwide |
10.2.2020 | Einride Emerges as Leader in Autonomous Freight, Generating Revenue and Announcing New Investment from impact fund Norrsken VC |
6.3.2020 | Einride Launches Intelligent Freight Mobility Platform, Makes Sustainable Transport Attainable Today |
5.14.2020 | Einride partners with Oatly to electrify transport in Sweden |
4.22.2020 | Switching to sustainable freight: Lidl and Einride to electrify transport in Sweden |
4.7.2020 | Einride showcases one operator, multiple vehicle capability at a customer site |
2.14.2020 | Einride launches a beta version of the freight mobility platform for shippers |
12.6.2019 | Coca-Cola European Partners teams up with Einride for sustainable transport |
10.10.2019 | Einride raises $25 million series A to accelerate commercialization of its Autonomous, Electric Transport System |
8.22.2019 | Anders Böös new Chairman of Einride’s Board of Directors |
5.16.2019 | World premiere: First cab-less and autonomous, fully electric truck in commercial operations on public road |
5.8.2019 | World Premiere: Einride and DB Schenker to inaugurate first cab-less and autonomous, fully electric truck on public road |
5.8.2019 | Einride and innovative Swedish logistics company collaborates around sustainable transport |
4.26.2019 | Former Head of Daimler Trucks Asia will join Einride’s board of directors |
2.25.2019 | Einride showcases new teleoperation solution at Mobile World Congress |
2.14.2019 | Einride is teaming up with Ericsson to demonstrate the future of transport at the world’s largest mobile event |
11.7.2018 | Einride, Ericsson and Telia partners on 5G to bring autonomous, all-electric vehicles to the market |
11.6.2018 | DB Schenker and Einride launch first commercial installation of an Einride autonomous vehicle |
7.12.2018 | All-electric, autonomous logging truck revealed at Goodwood Festival of Speed |
4.18.2018 | The world’s first self-driving truck on public roads — to be introduced in Sweden |
10.25.2017 | Einride, a Swedish self-driving transportation startup, partners with Lidl to reduce emissions by up to 93 percent |