“In fact, according to the EPA, electric cars have a smaller carbon footprint than gas-powered cars even when accounting for the energy used to charge EVs. The EPA also underscored that electric vehicles are far more energy efficient than ICE cars.”

ICE is just nasty. Single source emissions (power plants) are easier to control than multi-source (cars). I learned a lot of this when we were fighting a mine (spoiler: we lost).

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-home/electric-cars-myth-environment-tiktok/