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Do the math. A *single* subway car costs a couple of million dollars. Holds about the same as 50 Teslas. 50 Teslas costs a couple of million dollars. A subway car makes many stops in between trips. A Tesla doesn’t. It transports the user directly to destination, less travel time
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A single subway car does not need tires and batteries replaced on a regular basis. It is cheaper and easier to clean and repair, it requires less power per passenger, it runs on rails, which need fewer repairs than a road, it doesn't need to stop to be charged.
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It needs to carry more because people need to wait multiple stops before they get to their destination which means more braking/accelerating in between destinations. A Tesla accelerates, then decelerates, then a person is dropped. Again, it’s proportional to the service.
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I already explained it’s proportional. You just said a subway car = 50 teslas. Both are a couple of million. Maintenance on subway is every 6 years it needs to be rebuilt which equates to about the same cost of maintenance to 50 teslas (I’d argue Teslas are less).
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Christ! Each Subway costs billions of dollars to build!? That’ll fund thousands of Tesla drivers for many years.
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