Yeah, I meant more the general principle. I can absolutely believe that in the details, EVs are on par or maybe even surpass ICE's complexity.
But "electric motor turns axle" is, at its surface level, and much more boring principle than "controlled concurrent explosions timed in the right way actuate pistons which actuate shaft which turns axle". And by default at least an electric motor has a much more linear power curve than an ICE one, so purely at surface level transmissions tend to follow a simpler principle as well.
It's why I mentioned old phone networks and CRTs as well.
But "electric motor turns axle" is, at its surface level, and much more boring principle than "controlled concurrent explosions timed in the right way actuate pistons which actuate shaft which turns axle". And by default at least an electric motor has a much more linear power curve than an ICE one, so purely at surface level transmissions tend to follow a simpler principle as well.
It's why I mentioned old phone networks and CRTs as well.