Electric Vehicle Vs Diesel Engine

Could a electric engine efficiently replace the job of the combustion engine. As electric vehicles are becoming more affordable and more strict laws are being applied to the combustion engine.
Is the electric engine good enough to fully replace the uses of the gasoline combustion engine and the diesel combustion engine. As more technology is being used in the combustion engine, they are becoming more efficient. But not fast enough. So can the current electric vehicles fully replace the combustion engine. As Markowitz explained in the article "Wells to wheels: electric car efficiency". Markowitz explained "In a typical car the drivetrain eats up 5-6% of the energy of the engine, while in an electric design it is close to 0%". The drivetrain
Roberson explains how " the diesel engine has a higher compression ratio and it allows it to become more efficient than the gasoline engine". A diesel engine can produce more torque than the horsepower than it produces. Because how in the diesel engine needs less components to produce the spark which moves the piston. And the gas engine needs the spark plug to allow the gas and oxygen to explode, which moves the piston. This connects to my main conclusion by showing how it will be harder to replace the diesel engine with an electric engine.
A electric vehicle could replace the basic uses of a vehicle, like going around town or for the heavy commuter in the city. But for towing or long trips a combustion engine will be more efficient as for an electric engine could not go on long trips or have a good enough towing capacity to pull without having a shorter driving period, due to having to recharge the vehicle.
Also a combustion may seem the least expensive to buy as a starting price but in the long run you will spend more on fuel and expensive maintenance of the vehicle. While an electric vehicle will start off more expensive it will be more cheaper on the maintenance, due to only paying