GE Appliances goes electric with freight vehicles in Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky

Contributed Photo by GE Appliances / An electric truck pulls out of a GE Appliances logistics center in Kentucky. GE is switching its freight carriers in Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky to EV trucks to help reduce both its costs and carbon emissions.

By Dave Flessner July 6, 2022 3 min read

True to its historic General Electric name, GE Appliances is going electric with its transportation in Kentucky, Georgia and Tennessee.

GE Appliances, a division of the Chinese appliance maker Haier, announced Wednesday it is deploying a fleet of electric freight vehicles on routes between the company’s inbound warehouses and its manufacturing facilities across the South, including the GE Roper plant in LaFayette, Georgia.

GE officials said the move will help the company lower its carbon emissions and improve its sustainability ratings while also lowering the cost of moving manufacturing materials and components.

GE Appliances is working with Einride, a Swedish freight technology company that provides digital, electric and autonomous shipping services. Einride expanded into the United States last fall.