I don't know what you are talking about. That's about as close to apples and oranges as I can think. In order to have mass transit, you need to have the MASS

I don't know what you are talking about. That's about as close to apples and oranges as I can think. In order to have mass transit, you need to have the MASS part. Mass transit only works in areas with sufficient population density and predictable traffic patterns to make the investment in that infrastructure worthwhile. Electric cars, however, help extend the reach of the existing electrical infrastructure into transportation. In the area where I live, we have extensive commuter and long-haul rail. I also saw two different Tesla cars on the road in my neighborhood. The first portable computers were large, heavy, and expensive. Given the technology curve and the total addressable market of transportation, I'd expect we will see much more attention to that solution given the wall we've hit with hydrocarbon based transportation.