Pot, kettle, black. ICE vehicles come from exactly the same era.
Kudos though for recognizing the EV origins. Forward-thinking stuff, as it took 21st century technology to make it viable, now poised to take over ICE. ICE was more feasible earlier, but tech has pretty much flattened out with no significant gains looming.
Ironically, it was electric motor technology that doomed the early electric vehicles, once Cadillac introduced the electric starter in 1912, and car buyers recognized that gasoline power gave them the range and the fast recharge that a mobile society needed (and no broken arms from cranking).
We’re still waiting for EVs to catch up.
From a personal standpoint, the pure EVs as they exist today would not be a complete solution for my transportation needs.
I would consider owning a low-end EV for local trips (e.g. grocery runs), but the added insurance cost of a second car would kill any long-term economic benefit of owning a highly efficient electric runabout. Yes, I live in a high-insurance rate area, where location (and not driving record) is the primary determinant.
If the insurance environment changes significantly, then I will reconsider.
And IC won the competition.EV are like Hitlery refusing to acknowledge reality.