Maybe I'm just a boomer and I haven't been following the development of EVs.

I remember back in the mid-2000's that that electric cars were a meme. Expensive, slow, terrible range dirty to produce.

Are they still the same now, or has the technology pushed them to be competitive with gas cars?

For example, fuel efficiency for cars peaked 40 years ago, and new and "better" car engines marginally increased consumption efficiency. Has car battery technology peaked? How much more can you squeeze out of lithium batteries, even?