That's an interesting take on actual events! Again I guess it has to be stated clearly, the first EV predates the ICE, so it is impossible to make the claim that global EV sales parallel Model T sales and ignore the 100 year lag in production. There were numerous EV variants through out the decades that followed, some from global manufacturing giants such as BMW, GE and General Motors, none were profitable. In 1976 the US, in response to steep oil price increases, passed the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research Act to accelerate their development. The 1990 Clean Air Act followed by the  1992 Energy Policy Act both spurred EV and Hybrid development. The California Air Resources Board mandates that all auto manufacturers make and sell zero emission vehicles or buy credits from those that do in order to sell their products in the state.

So please do not try to make out this is purely a superior product, that has recently been developed, whose time has come!