No one is arguing any of these points. The problem is that currently the increased efficiency of ICEs are externalized from the people who are profiting from i

No one is arguing any of these points. The problem is that currently the increased efficiency of ICEs are externalized from the people who are profiting from it. Pollution, noise, power distribution (fuel vs electric) and the toll on public infrastructure are all externalized costs for these businesses. The detail that is really exciting is that as EV technology is improving and people are becoming more aware of the realities of climate change and our complete inability to practically affect change as individuals, more and more people are starting to look to sustainable choices, and ICEs based on fossil fuels simply aren't one of them. AFAIK hydrogen fuel cells still aren't simply because the cheapest source of hydrogen is still fossil fuels, by a long shot (unless there is a more recent study that shows otherwise).