First - this article is entirely about engine vs motor efficiency (ie what percentage of energy used is actually converted to forward momentum).
Second - your own source concluded that the studied BEV has lower lifetime emissions (including manufacturing) than the studied ICE car, albeit with a high uncertainty - they estimate that the the BEV has 27-54 tonnes of emmissions vs 58 tonnes for the ICE, or 47-93% of the ICE's lifetime emmissions.
"The emissions from Materials production and refining of the ICE are roughly 40 per cent less than for the BEV"
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