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Charging infrastructure is expensive. Fleets can't pause while the technology matures. And every kilowatt-hour has to compete with diesel on a dollars-per-mile basis. So how do you actually electrify heavy-duty freight without bolting on a green premium?

On this episode of Field Frequency, Jason is joined by Sean Ackley, VP of Energy & Infrastructure, and Josie-Dee Li, Product Director of Energy & Infrastructure at Einride — a freight tech company tying together electric trucks, autonomous vehicles, energy infrastructure, and a digital ecosystem called Saga.

In this conversation:

• Sean and Josie-Dee's paths through e-mobility, utilities, smart home, and EV charging
• The origin and operational role of Einride's cabless autonomous eBot
• Why an autonomous future has to be an electric future
• The four cost pillars of delivering electric fuel — land, hardware, O&M, and go-to-market — and how each one impacts TCO
• How Saga blends route planning, charging reservations, state-of-charge tracking, and dynamic routing into one pane of glass
• Three charging models: private depots, third-party hubs, and Einride-managed sites with co-located solar and storage
• Energy arbitrage, wholesale capacity offtake, and monetizing electrons back to the grid
• Real proof that mixed electric/diesel fleets can hit — and even beat — diesel TCO parity
• What MCS charging, bigger batteries, and on-the-go fueling unlock for the next wave of adoption

Whether you run a fleet, build charging infrastructure, or work anywhere in freight tech, this is a grounded look at the economics, execution, and digital tooling behind heavy-duty electrification today.

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Learn more about Einride: einride.tech Find Sean Ackley and Josie-Dee Li on LinkedIn

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