"Both electric vehicles and gas-powered vehicles have environmental impacts. Overall, are electric vehicles in their current state environmentally friendly enough to justify their widespread adoption? 

• Currently, the US federal government offers incentives in the form of rebates to encourage people to purchase EVs. Even after these rebates, however, the vehicles are still quite expensive. Some would say that these rebates primarily benefit the wealthy. Should the government continue to offer these rebates?
• Are there better ways to promote environmentally sustainable transportation than electric vehicles, such as improved mass transit options, dedicated bike lanes, and so on?
• Consider the technology you have chosen for your course project. Is its impact on the environment generally positive, negative, or neutral? Does your selected technology promote greater equity in society? Are there any groups who benefit from it, or are harmed by it, more than others?

My feeling about EV changed even more in the direction of how we are still no ready for them. EV are not environmentally friendly enough to justify the widespread adoption. The energy it takes for these vehicles to run and us power is more CO2 emissions than a traditional vehicle. I feel that they government should provide rebates for the items that are truly beneficial to our environment (i.e. water saving appliances, energy saving appliances and etc.). The facts about the vehicles and how they do not really save on emissions is evidence in itself that they should stop providing these rebates. I think that provides mass transit options such as more bikes lanes, rental bikes, scooters, carpool lanes, and etc in more than just your "overpopulated cities." I live in a small town that would benefit from transportation options such as this, but because we are small in size it is not considered.

AI technology for hearing aids is generally environmentally neutral. Its negative affect on the environment is the energy to create the item. Its positive affect on the environment is that AIcan detect the wearer's environment, surroundings, and learn their preferences for listening. This technology DOES IN FACT promote equity in society by giving those who suffer from hearing loss the ability to live life and perform activities like their peers. Groups that benefit from this technology are those who can afford to purchase and wear them. I do not believe any group that is harmed by this technology minus the ones who are no offered in their region or those who cannot afford them. I believe there is an equal amount of those who can and cannot afford this technology, but in the US there are going to be more who can afford AI hearing aids.

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