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Not for gas, not in the US right now, unless maybe you plan to travel in an old truck or some horribly inefficient sportscar. If you're factoring in wear and tear on your car, maybe... But highway driving isn't particularly hard on most vehicles either.

The time invested is probably the most expensive part of driving, and that's where flying has been losing its lead for years.

There is a wide range of costs, but 30c/mile of highway driving is actually fairly cheap if you include everything.

PS: "57.5 cents per mile for business miles driven, up from 56 cents in 2014"

"The standard mileage rate for business is based on an annual study of the fixed and variable costs of operating an automobile, including depreciation, insurance, repairs, tires, maintenance, gas and oil."

Where I live I can travel in a electric car for roughly 1/6 of the cost of petrol. Of course the calculation is more complicated than that, cost of the vehicle, service etc. My guess is that this will be competitive with this type of air travel.

What about a couple or a family though?