It is cheaper to maintain one train, than the equivalent number of cars. Simply put, there is no way a Tesla car would run 30+ years without having to replace

It is cheaper to maintain one train, than the equivalent number of cars. Simply put, there is no way a Tesla car would run 30+ years without having to replace batteries and motors several times. If an average Tesla car would run for, say, 1 mile per minute, and kept it for 12 hours a day (nothing unusual for an average train line), that would average to over +500,000 miles in less than two years. These cars would definitely need to be fully rebuilt or replaced, and I'm not even counting interior wear and tear.