I do not know what got me interested in technology. What was very clear to me very early on was that I was not interested in religion and that naturally increased my curiosity about science and technology, and I fundamentally believe the two are conflicting.
~ Vinod Khosla
The only way you multiply resources is with technology. To really affect poverty, energy, health, education, or anything else - there is no other way.
Electric cars are coal-powered cars. Their carbon emissions can be worse than gasoline-powered cars.