You know perfectly well that that isn't true. There wasn't any perfecting going on because the relevant class of EVs simply didn't exist and wasn't technologically possible for most of that century.
Electric motors have had well over a century of research, development and production. Same with batteries and specifically lithium batteries has been commercially available for over 3 decades.
A combination of battery and electric motor is an obvious solution for powering a vehicle. This is nothing new, revolutionary or disruptive. It has been tried many times before and has always failed for certain reasons. It will win, but not overnight.
