CO2 is not a concern. Carbon footprint is a stupid metric.
CO2 is not a greenhouse gas. This was proven by Al Gore in the movie he starred in.

Now, the thing about electric vehicles.
It is only because lithium is mined in third world shitholes that you can even own an electric vehicle.

The pollution of such mining is bad. (and pollution is what we should be measuring, not CO2)

After we get past that, the comparison between EV and ICE is more about driving habbits. If it is to the store and around town, with lots of starts and stops and low speeds, the EV is much more efficient.

If it is long distance driving at about 65 mph (100 kmh) then the ICE is much more efficient. (especially considering the added battery weight)

Now, driving an electric vehicle is much more pleasant.
It is why all locomotives are now diesel-electric.

i really do not know why we haven't gone back to experimenting with turbines. They tried to put them in cars, but there was always problems with gearing.

But, if you get a turbine to run a genset with a few batteries, and then an electric motor driving the wheels, the whole system is lighter and more efficient.