I love electric vehicles and was an early adopter [..] increasingly I feel duped

Well, the whole lifecycle carbon emissions for an EV are lower than an ICE vehicle. For example: https://about.bnef.com/blog/the-lifecycle-emissions-of-elect....

Of course there will be future improvements that might make emissions lower, but that’s not a reason to dismiss the advantages that are already available.

Did not realize this article was by Rowan Atkinson until I clicked the link.