when i was a little kid american cars were way way ahead of european cars, nice, big, automatic, electric windows etc. etc. and it was THE thing to have either an american car or at least a british noble brand or PERHAPS kind of the biggest mercedes.
the same will happen again. i say this without being in disagreement or contradict that current state but the moment some of the german and other european automakers will start in ernest, others will lose significant market shares and a few years later will be overtaken on their home ground.
i hope i remember this post in a few years and link it from time to time.
furhter the major german automakers have other standards they wanted to reach before releasing a EV in big numbers to the average customer.
some of those goals they reached like for example smoothest ever intreplay of breakes and recuperation etc which cannot be seen in any manual but has to be "FELT" and experienced and other goals they did not fully achieve because some tech like battery tech developed slower than they expected which had an impact on weight and component goals as well as the waiting in this aspect was unnecessary and/or not fully successful (2-3 years)
if you drive and look at an iPace that is not from an abosulte tech giant jaguar when compared to bmw, audi and MB, it's already at least on par with tesla but it's over all the better car which you only can tell if you drive all of them which i mostly did.
i can say that i drove almost any of the current EV top models and the difference in parts is like driving a cheap chevy or a beatle as compared to one of the german top lines from any brand.
i'm talking about sounds, (not engine LOL) the entire feel of craftmanship that emits from some cars by some top brands and compare them to most american italian or french brands.
i only can recommend to drive and not only compare manuals and specs. the difference in finish, quality and ultimately innovation have been the reason why german cars are a synonym for top quality (diesel gate is a legal issue not a technological one, they are capable to abide by the law but decided not to)
and so on, you'll see, we gonna talk in 5-10 years from now.
and no, i'm not german and i don't even drive a german car after i sold my phaeton i stick to japanese hybrids and motorcycles for the time being, just to prevent any suspicion of bias