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May 6, 2021

Einride accelerates in US with $110m funding round

The Swedish electric self-driving truck company says there is a business case for 30-40% of the trucking market to go electric immediately.


Maija Palmer

5 min read

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Swedish electric driverless truck company Einride has raised a $110m Series B funding round, which will be used to roll out its services faster to customers in Europe and the US.

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