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Compose a focused paper that explains and describes your selected research from the cultural and ethical perspectives of inquiry. (You will cover these two perspectives in one paper.)
Address your general topic by forming and answering two levels of research questions for each inquiry. See the Content & Activities section of the course for examples and details.
Thesis Statement: Fossil fuels are one of the major contributors to green house emissions. Electric vehicles have been proposed to be the answer to combat this problem. The length of time it will take to implement an electric vehicle program with a power grid, the production of lithium for batteries and the fact that electric cars are out of the reach of many budgets make them a poor solution to combat green house emissions.
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Cultural and Ethical Consideration in Implementing EVs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas
Emission
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Cultural and Ethical Consideration in Implementing EVs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas
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Introduction
The transportation sector falls among the world's most significant energy usage causes.
Dummett (2017) indicate that automobiles alone use diesel and petrol, which causes about
16.67% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Also, the automobile industry contributes to the
majority of the air pollution present in urban regions. In this light, the current global trend aims
to increase the adoption of electric cars (EVs) as a feasible way to minimize greenhouse gas
emissions by conventional vehicles, which rely on the combustion of fossil fuels (Dummett,
2017). However, heated arguments rise that the approach might not work. The length of time it
will take to adopt a pure EV system with a power grid, the production of Lithium for batteries,
and the fact that electric cars are out of reach of many budgets make them a poor solution to
combat greenhouse emissions.
However, before asserting the issue, it is critical to consider its cultural and ethical
values. Therefore, this paper divides into two sections. The first part tries to unveil the
underlying cultural opinions, cultural values that influence the problem, cultures that are more
impacted by it, and potential cultural values that are likely to affect the issue of using EVs in
combating greenhouse emissions. The second part discloses the ethical side of the matter, where
factors like various laws about the problems are discussed. Also, this section touches on ethical
obstacles influencing the community's potential to address the issue and how ethical theories
apply to it.
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Cultural Perspective
Level one question: what cultural values are at play in EV adoption?
While the global need to attain a sustainable environment, the use of electric cars is the
ultimate answer to most. Its viability lies in the capability to emit less carbon dioxide than the
conventional cars burning fossil fuels to release energy. Despite being more reliable in
minimizing greenhouse gas emissions, its adoption will take milestones to achieve. In most
countries, the market for EVs is slow (Stephenson, 2018). At the same time, adoption of EVs
varies from one country to another. that comes from different cultural forces defining each
country's perception and need for EVs
The cultural...
