While it would be nice to think that everything that makes for a more eco-friendly auto industry is golden, that isn’t always the case. Anytime an infrastructure is drastically changed people will suffer. And that sucks.

And nobody understands that more right now than some of the gas station owners in California. As of this April the Enhanced Vapor Recovery Program will take effect. The program forces gas stations to adopt clean nozzles that help reduce emissions.

Unfortunately the cost of those new clean gas nozzles is such that many stations, possibly hundreds, will have to shut down since they can’t afford to make the upgrade.

The California Air Resources Board, who is behind the mandate, have responded to the problem by saying that gas prices will be raised by approximately $0.68 per gallon to go towards covering upgrade costs.