Ohioans spend a large amount of money on energy. In 2010, we spent 45billion,nearly10percentofourstate′sgrossdomesticproduct.Nearlyhalfofthoseenergydollars(ormorethan20 billion) was spent to fuel cars, trucks, and buses, and nearly all of which left the state or country in order to import oil. Ohio can reduce its dependence on imported oil by promoting electric vehicles (EVs) and buses, as well as passenger and freight rail