In 2014, about 136.78 billion gallons of gasoline were consumed (U.S. Energy Information Administration). This averages out to be 441 gallons of gasoline, per person, per year. This is a simple calculation which does not take into account the fact that a large percentage of gasoline consumed is for industry transportation, and not the general population. However, even IF this wasn't the case, that amounts to the average person giving less than $5.00 per year. Even with such a small amount, that would result in almost 1.4 billion dollars (again, rough calculation) to be spent on providing subsidies for implementing cleaner energy solutions as well as funding research.



