The first electric car is unrecognizable from a Tesla Model 3. It is not appropriate to compare them. To me, it sounds just like saying SpaceX and Starlink is fundamentally the same as an R7 + Sputnik. It's a narrow view of progress to ignore substantial incremental improvements over time. While you might not see big external differences between a 1980s car and a 2020 car, a number of engineering professionals working in different disciples would be incredibly impressed.