[fragmede]

Some of that's down to the internal combustion engine being this insane, complex mechanical device, with 160 years of evolution on top of it. In comparison, electric motors, are much simpler. I'm sure that all of the technology in an EV 60 years from now will be amazingly advanced, but at least for now, an EV has no PCV valve to replace, no timing belt to synchronize a crankshaft and the camshaft; no O2 sensors.

[Retric]

Both batteries and electric motors are far older than cars and aren’t getting more complicated any time soon.

Infotainment etc impact both equally so it’s clear EV’s will just be simpler than ICE’s coming out in the same year.