On the contrary, the figure I'd heard is that electric vehicles have around 1,000 fewer parts than a fossil fuel based car. A quick search for references now I've found "Conventional powertrains may have as many as 2,000 moving parts ... while electric powertrains may have as few 20"[0] and "70% of an electric vehicle's component parts may be different from a gasoline-powered vehicle... The electric vehicle has one moving part, the motor, whereas the gasoline-powered vehicle has hundreds of moving parts"[1]. The relative simplicity of electric vehicles, with none of the sophisticated mechanisms for controlling regular explosions, e.g starter plug, fuel pump, fuel injector, air intake, radiator, oil pump, cam shafts, gears, pistons, fan belt, exhaust system, etc., is one of the major benefits from most people's perspective (although not admittedly from the perspective of a fossil fuel car mechanic).

[0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2019/05/30/more-ele...

[1] https://avt.inl.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fsev/compare.pdf