electric seems to have cost less than the amount of gas it would have taken, to drive 52k miles

According to the app, after driving across several states, the Tesla used just under 7,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity. Based on the average cost per kilowatt-hour he cited from public charging of 34.5 cents, a quick calculation showed that the total spent for charging came to $2,385.34. As a comparison to his claim, a non-hybrid Toyota Corolla getting a strong 33 miles per gallon across 50,000 miles would require over $6,000 in fuel costs at $4 per gallon. https://www.yahoo.com/autos/ev-and-future-tech/articles/tesla-driver-reveals-52k-miles-220000753.html