Stop in for a cup of coffee

Someone i know just bought a used electric car. $79,000. Saving $600 a month in gas. So lets say 8 years financing. Hope battery holds out too.Plus interest. Why not just spend the money on gas?
Had a friend do that. Spend 800 bucks a month on a Tesla , base model. To save 230 bucks a month on gas. An 18 hr trip from here to Miami turned in nearly 24 hours by the time he had to stop and charge every 3 hours. Meanwhile, when we went in May, I stopped once for 15 minutes for food and gas….